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How Not to Be Wrong

With Jordan Ellenberg, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and author of the new book How Not to Be Wrong.

From 2005 to 2011, a team of MIT students won $3.5 million from the Massachusetts Lottery by exploiting a quirk in the rules. During this unique workshop, Ellenberg will explain how they did it, how you could have done it too, and what it all has to do with math, including expected value, information theory and projective geometry. Ellenberg will also explore the many ways math appears in everyday life and how math can be used to make sense of the world around us. This presentation is best enjoyed by ages 12 and up.

“How Not to be Wrong” is part of Family Fridays at MoMath presented by Time Warner Cable. These free events invite children and families to join mathematical innovators from around the country to experience the fun and engaging aspects of math. For more information and to register, visit familyfridays.momath.org.











When: Fri., Jun. 13, 2014 at 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Where: Museum of Mathematics
11 E. 26th St.
212-542-0566
Price: Free
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With Jordan Ellenberg, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and author of the new book How Not to Be Wrong.

From 2005 to 2011, a team of MIT students won $3.5 million from the Massachusetts Lottery by exploiting a quirk in the rules. During this unique workshop, Ellenberg will explain how they did it, how you could have done it too, and what it all has to do with math, including expected value, information theory and projective geometry. Ellenberg will also explore the many ways math appears in everyday life and how math can be used to make sense of the world around us. This presentation is best enjoyed by ages 12 and up.

“How Not to be Wrong” is part of Family Fridays at MoMath presented by Time Warner Cable. These free events invite children and families to join mathematical innovators from around the country to experience the fun and engaging aspects of math. For more information and to register, visit familyfridays.momath.org.

Buy tickets/get more info now