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Sleeping Beauty and Other Probability Conundrums

November 30, 2017, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location:

Conference Room 705

Rutgers University

Hill Center

110 Frelinghuysen Rd

Piscataway, NJ 08854

Peter Winkler, Dartmouth College

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 issues, or just challenges to our flawed human intuition.