The dark spots of our mathematical intuition by Raphaël Lachièze-Rey
Channel: Université Paris Cité
Date: 2022-09-09

Pint of Science - Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Despite many people claiming they are “not good at math”, most of us have strong intuitive math skills. However, there remain a few dark spots where we are fooled consistently by our logic. This is why some politicians can easily play with numbers and improve their standings, or why one should not be afraid (sometimes) if one has a positive test for a severe disease. Raphaël will talk about these counterintuitive findings explained by Bayes formula, and we shall also discuss Simpson's paradox, which can lead to very surprising assessments about, for instance, vaccine efficiency.
Speaker:
Raphaël Lachièze-Rey (assistant professor, MAP5 lab, Université Paris Cité)
Link to the event:
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Sponsors : 
https://u-paris.fr/who-am-i/
https://u-paris.fr/sciences/
https://eur-gene.u-paris.fr/
Technial facilities: 
Image & Sound department, Université Paris Cité