Math, Productivity, Happiness and Decision-making

Math, Productivity, Happiness and Decision-making

Mar 21, 2012, 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM | 740 Evans Hall | Happening As Scheduled
Andrew Critch, UC Berkeley, Mathematics (Speaker)
When should we change our minds, and how? *Bayesian updating* is a machine learning technique for modifying subjective beliefs using Bayes theorem, which is provably optimal under diverse circumstances... many even go so far as to consider it a solution to the problem of epistemology. But regardless of such philosophical claims, for us humans, Bayesian updating is a powerful source of everyday...