Past Event

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Mon, Jun 1 2009 - 6:30pm

The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
Leonard Mlodinow, Author, The Drunkard’s Walk
From economic disaster to Supreme Court rulings, pure randomness may explain life’s outcomes more than we realize. Mlodinow proposes that we tend to overestimate the control we have over our destinies. The best-selling author will explain how a better understanding of statistics might bring hope to a nation facing an onslaught of misfortune.
Location: Club OfficeTime: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. networking reception/book signingCost: MEMBERS FREE, $18 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)


LEONARD
MLODINOW

The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
From economic disaster to Supreme Court rulings, pure randomness may explain life’s outcomes more than we realize.
Mlodinow proposes that we tend to overestimate the control we have over our destinies.
The best-selling author will explain how a better understanding of statistics might bring hope to a nation facing an onslaught of misfortune.