ceres Lecture: Who dares wins? How to understand risks correctly and make good decisions.
Public lecture with Prof. Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer (Berlin)

Date: 19th May 2015
Start: 18 Uhr
Location: Lecture hall XXV, Building 101a (WiSo-building), Universitätsstraße 24, 50931 Köln

We all are confronted daily with risks and statements about probabilities like precipitation forecasts, hit rate in lottery numbers and important medical decisions. But how do you interpret this information to be correct and how can you make good decisions, building on this? We are very pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer (Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the 2009 established Harding Center for Risk Literacy in Berlin), an internationally renowned expert in this field, at the University of Cologne on 19th May, 2015. In his public evening lecture he will go around the right understanding as well as dealing with risks. The following discussion provides space for questions and dialogue with the audience. More information: www.ceres.uni-koeln.de/ceres-lecture.html.

Apply now: ceres Meet the Expert with Prof. Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer (MPI Berlin) Harding Center for Risk Literacy ? better doctors, better patients, better decisions

Date: 20th May 2015
Start: 10-13 Uhr
Location: Lecture hall (ground floor) 0.36 CECAD building, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 6, 50931 Köln

In an exclusive workshop-atmosphere the multiple international awarded psychologist Prof. Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer (Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin) discusses his work with interested students and junior scientists of all faculties. To ensure an intensive exchange the number of participants is limited. Interested person can apply with a short letter of motivation until the 1st April via ceres.uni-koeln.de/meetthexpert-registration.html or ceres-formate(at)uni-koeln.de.