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Thinking like a Bayesian

Thinking like a Bayesian

Julia Galef explores why Bayesian thinking is so different from what we do by default and outlines the most important principles of thinking like a Bayesian.

Talk Title Thinking like a Bayesian
Speakers Julia Galef (Center for Applied Rationality)
Conference Strata + Hadoop World
Conf Tag Big Data Expo
Location San Jose, California
Date March 29-31, 2016
URL Talk Page
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Video Talk Video

Maybe you’ve never heard of Bayes’ Theorem, or maybe you use it every day in your work—either way, Julia Galef is betting you don’t realize that this deceptively simple theorem from probability theory can change the way you approach your everyday life. Julia explores why Bayesian thinking is so different from what we do by default and outlines the most important principles of thinking like a Bayesian.

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