Wisdom of the Crowds
Can the wisdom of the crowd help us estimate the number of sweets in a jar?
Join Professor Marcus du Sautoy OBE FRS for interactive experiments exploring the power of crowds in answering certain numerical questions.
From guessing the weight of a cow or the number of sweets in a jar, there is evidence that the average of a crowd’s guesses can deliver surprisingly accurate results.
Professor du Sautoy will carry out a number of live interactive quizzes and experiments to test these ideas and look at how these principles can be harnessed for citizen science projects.
Please note children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult over 18.
Date:
28 April 2018, 18:00 (Saturday, 1st week, Trinity 2018)
Venue:
Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details:
L1
Speaker:
Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Mathematical Institute
Organiser:
Mareli Grady (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
info.mathsfest@maths.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Oxford Maths Festival
Topics:
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://wisdomofthecrowds.eventbrite.co.uk/
Cost:
FREE
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Mareli Grady
