Trinity Talks: David Spiegelhalter: Living in an age of uncertainty

Name: Trinity Talks: David Spiegelhalter: Living in an age of uncertainty
Start: 2025-11-11T17:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-11T18:30:00+00:00
Location: Trinity College, Broad Street, OX1 3BH Oxford, United Kingdom

Schedule

Tue Nov 11 2025 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Trinity College, Broad Street, OX1 3BH Oxford, United Kingdom | Oxford, EN

In today's world of profound uncertainty, traditional decision-making frameworks fall short. Where appropriate, we can assess and evaluate probabilities for well-defined events. But when facing "deep" uncertainty, where we cannot even imagine all the possible futures, conventional methods become impractical.
This talk by eminent statistician David Spiegelhalter explores some essential qualities for navigating our uncertain age. By cultivating imagination, humility and resilience, we can better face an unpredictable future—not by eliminating uncertainty, but by developing the capacity to adapt and recover when the unexpected inevitably occurs.
Tickets £10 / students £5
de Jager Auditorium