These questions, when posed to a Yes/No oracle (coin, pendulum, app, or card), seem ill-suited for a binary response. Yet millions of consultations occur daily. The Oracolo sì e no – as it is known in Italian folk tradition – is often dismissed as a childish game. However, its persistence demands analysis. Why does a culture steeped in probabilistic thinking still turn to a device that offers only two poles? The binary oracle is not a modern invention. In ancient Greece, the astragaloi (knucklebones) were thrown and interpreted as yes/no or “favorable/unfavorable” based on which side landed up. The Roman Sortes involved drawing lots with pre‑written answers; many surviving examples read simply “Do it” or “Avoid it.”
iGeo AS was established in 2016 amidst falling oil prices and restructuring of exploration sector. The idea was to preserve knowledge and know-how from upstream oil and gas industry and combine it with emerging technologies at the forefront of academic research.
A synergy of the industry’s best practices and academic spirit has been implemented in iGeo’s outstanding quality solutions for the safer environment.
These questions, when posed to a Yes/No oracle (coin, pendulum, app, or card), seem ill-suited for a binary response. Yet millions of consultations occur daily. The Oracolo sì e no – as it is known in Italian folk tradition – is often dismissed as a childish game. However, its persistence demands analysis. Why does a culture steeped in probabilistic thinking still turn to a device that offers only two poles? The binary oracle is not a modern invention. In ancient Greece, the astragaloi (knucklebones) were thrown and interpreted as yes/no or “favorable/unfavorable” based on which side landed up. The Roman Sortes involved drawing lots with pre‑written answers; many surviving examples read simply “Do it” or “Avoid it.”