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Great riddles and paradoxes have a long and illustrious history, serving as both tests and games and bringing both frustration and joy for intellectual thinkers across the globe. Choosing to confront these conundrums, we put ourselves in that special moment when we acknowledge that what we previously thought conflicts with some new piece of evidence. Those are the moments — rare and precious — when we might actually change our minds! Topics will range from the philosophical to the statistical, from physics to psychology, all from the perspective of a mathematician. Prepare to have your mind bent — and maybe even changed.
Math Encounters is a public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics and presented by the Simons Foundation and the National Museum of Mathematics.
For further information, call the Museum of Mathematics at
(212) 542-0566 or e-mail mathencounters@momath.org.
Great riddles and paradoxes have a long and illustrious history, serving as both tests and games and bringing both frustration and joy for intellectual thinkers across the globe. Choosing to confront these conundrums, we put ourselves in that special moment when we acknowledge that what we previously thought conflicts with some new piece of evidence. Those are the moments — rare and precious — when we might actually change our minds! Topics will range from the philosophical to the statistical, from physics to psychology, all from the perspective of a mathematician. Prepare to have your mind bent — and maybe even changed.
Math Encounters is a public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics and presented by the Simons Foundation and the National Museum of Mathematics.
For further information, call the Museum of Mathematics at
(212) 542-0566 or e-mail mathencounters@momath.org.
