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DESCRIPTION:[]We proudly present the Documentary: NOVA: &quot;Prediction by the 
 Numbers&quot;\n\nSummary: Predictions underlie nearly every aspect of our lives
 \, from sports\, politics\, and medical decisions to the morning commute. 
 With the explosion of digital technology\, the internet\, and “big data\
 ,” the science of forecasting is flourishing. But why do some prediction
 s succeed spectacularly while others fail abysmally? And how can we find m
 eaningful 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 
 Numbers” explores stories of statistics in action. Yet advances in machi
 ne learning and big data models that increasingly rule our lives are also 
 posing big\, disturbing questions. How much should we trust predictions ma
 de by algorithms when we don’t understand how they arrive at them? And h
 ow far ahead can we really forecast?\n\nAFTER the movie - we can have a br
 ief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcor
 n! :-)\n\nTrivia may also follow\, so bring your Jeopardy hats too\n\nCo-s
 ponsored by: Subramaniam Ganesan\n\nAgenda: \n6:00 PM - Welcome and Introd
 uctions\, Chapter business update\; (on your own) Pizza\, Popcorn and Soda
  Pop\n6:15 PM - Documentary\n7:15 PM - End of Documentary\; Start of Q &amp; A
 \; Group Discussion\n7:30 PM - Wrap Up\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.i
 eee.org/m/499144
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/499144
ORGANIZER:sharan.kalwani@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:8
SUMMARY:Prediction by the Numbers: documentary
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/499144
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 orts\, politics\, and medical decisions to the morning commute. With the e
 xplosion of digital technology\, the internet\, and &amp;ldquo\;big data\,&amp;rdq
 uo\; the science of forecasting is flourishing. But why do some prediction
 s succeed spectacularly while others fail abysmally? And how can we find m
 eaningful 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\, &amp;ldquo\;Prediction by
  the Numbers&amp;rdquo\; explores stories of statistics in action. Yet advance
 s in machine learning and big data models that increasingly rule our lives
  are also posing big\, disturbing questions. How much should we trust pred
 ictions made by algorithms when we don&amp;rsquo\;t understand how they arrive
  at them? And how far ahead can we really forecast?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color
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  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 /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font
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 t\;&quot;&gt;7:15 PM - End of Documentary\; Start of Q &amp;amp\; A\; Group Discussion
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 7:30 PM - Wrap Up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: courier new\, courier\, 
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