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DESCRIPTION:We proudly present the Documentary: NOVA: &quot;Prediction by the Nu
 mbers&quot;\n\nSummary: Predictions underlie nearly every aspect of our lives\,
  from sports\, politics\, and medical decisions to the morning commute. Wi
 th the explosion of digital technology\, the internet\, and “big data\,
 ” the science of forecasting is flourishing. But why do some predictions
  succeed spectacularly while others fail abysmally? And how can we find me
 aningful patterns amidst chaos and uncertainty? From the glitz of casinos 
 and TV game shows to the life-and-death stakes of storm forecasts and the 
 flaws of opinion polls that can swing an election\, “Prediction by the N
 umbers” explores stories of statistics in action. Yet advances in machin
 e learning and big data models that increasingly rule our lives are also p
 osing big\, disturbing questions. How much should we trust predictions mad
 e by algorithms when we don’t understand how they arrive at them? And ho
 w far ahead can we really forecast?\n\nAFTER the movie - we can have a bri
 ef discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn
 ! :-)\n\nTrivia may also follow\, so bring your Jeopardy hats too\n\nCo-sp
 onsored by: Subramaniam Ganesan\n\nAgenda: \n6:00 PM - Welcome and Introdu
 ctions\, Chapter business update\; (on your own) Pizza\, Popcorn and Soda 
 Pop\n\n6:15 PM - Documentary\n\n7:15 PM - End of Documentary\; Start of Q 
 &amp; A\; Group Discussion\n\n7:30 PM - Wrap Up\n\nVirtual: https://events.vto
 ols.ieee.org/m/318150
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/318150
ORGANIZER:sharan.kalwani@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:4
SUMMARY:Prediction by the Numbers: documentary
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/318150
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 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;: NOVA: &quot;&lt;/strong&gt;Prediction by the Numbers&quot;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;str
 ong&gt;Summary:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Predictions underlie nearly every aspect o
 f our lives\, from sports\, politics\, and medical decisions to the mornin
 g commute. With the explosion of digital technology\, the internet\, and &amp;
 ldquo\;big data\,&amp;rdquo\; the science of forecasting is flourishing. But w
 hy do some predictions succeed spectacularly while others fail abysmally? 
 And how can we find meaningful patterns amidst chaos and uncertainty? From
  the glitz of casinos and TV game shows to the life-and-death stakes of st
 orm forecasts and the flaws of opinion polls that can swing an election\, 
 &amp;ldquo\;Prediction by the Numbers&amp;rdquo\; explores stories of statistics i
 n action. Yet advances in machine learning and big data models that increa
 singly rule our lives are also posing big\, disturbing questions. How much
  should we trust predictions made by algorithms when we don&amp;rsquo\;t under
 stand how they arrive at them? And how far ahead can we really forecast?&lt;/
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 0000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AFTER the movie - we can have a brief discussion session. 
 NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #800000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trivia may also follow\, so
  bring your Jeopardy hats too&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /
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 e: 12pt\;&quot;&gt;6:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions\, Chapter business update\;
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  courier\, monospace\; font-size: 12pt\;&quot;&gt;7:15 PM - End of Documentary\; S
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 ont-size: 12pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: courier new\, courier\, monosp
 ace\;&quot;&gt;7:30 PM - Wrap Up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: courier new\, cou
 rier\, monospace\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 
 12pt\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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