Ruth and Irving Adler Expository Lecture in Mathematics

Through the generosity of Stephen Adler, the lectureship was established in 1999 in order to honor the contribution of his parents, Ruth and Irving Adler, to mathematics and science education. The lectures are intended to be accessible to non-mathematicians. Below are the past invited speakers and lecture topics.

Date:
Oct
12
2026

Ruth and Irving Adler Expository Lecture in Mathematics

Probability and Intuition
Peter Winkler
3:00pm|Simonyi 101

Even mathematicians make most of their daily decisions without mathematical help, guided by reasoning and intuition that are usually reliable. But now and then our intuition will lead us off the rails. Can we tell when this is liable to happen, and...