MATH Seminar
| Title: Sleeping Beauty and Other Probability Conundrums |
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| Seminar: Combinatorics |
| Speaker: Peter Winkler of Dartmouth |
| Contact: Dwight Duffus, dwight@mathcs.emory.edu |
| Date: 2018-04-11 at 4:00PM |
| Venue: MSC W301 |
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| Abstract: Probability theory rests on seemingly firm axioms, yet simple questions continue to confound philosophers and intrigue the public. We'll examine some of these questions and try to determine whether they uncover real problems with the foundations of probability theory, or just challenges to our flawed human intuition. |
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