In this Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture, Ofra and Alexander consider a simple but intriguing mathematical argument, which purports to show how infinitely many clowns appear to have some surprising powers. They'll discuss what conclusions philosophers can and cannot draw from this case, and connect the discussion to a number of key philosophical issues such as the problem of free will and the Grandfather Paradox for time travel.
The Oxford Maths Festival, 11-12 May, is now sold out on the 12th (when it is taking place in the MI), but if you want a ticket please email Zoe (@email) and she will oblige.
Thank you to everyone who came to our events last term, in particular to those of you who came to our inaugural joint conference with the Mirzakhani Society . We're excited to bring you another full schedule of events for Trinity! See our website for more details of what Mathematrix is and to see our current term card.
This term events will be on Mondays of odd weeks from 1-2pm in N3.12.
James Taylor (Mathematical Institute) - D-Modules and p-adic Representations
Anthony Webster (Department of Statistics) - An Introduction to Epidemiology and Causal Inference
L1, 4pm. Abstracts.