The Illusion of Certainty: Risk, Probability, and Chance

Stuff happens. The weather forecast says its sunny, but you just got drenched. You got a flu shotbut youre sick in bed with the flu. Your best friend from Boston met your other best friend from San Francisco. Coincidentally. What are the odds Risk, probability, chance, coincidencethey play a significant role in the way we make decisions about health, education, relationships, and money. But where does this data come from and what does it really mean How does the brain find patterns and where can these patterns take us When should we ditch the data and go with our gut Join us in a captivating discussion that will demystify the chancy side of life. This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation. The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Our mission is to cultivate a general public informed b