How (Not) to Lie with Numbers, lezing RIAS
Datum/tijdstip: donderdag 26 maart, 16.30-18.00 uur (inloop vanaf 16.00 uur)
Locatie: Het oude stadhuis, Markt, Middelburg
On Thursday 26 March 2026, the RIAS will host a Roosevelt Lecture by Ionica Smeets, titled “How (Not) to Lie with Numbers.”
Ionica Smeets is a professor at Leiden University’s research group Science Communication and Society and chair of the board of The National Centre of Expertise on Science & Society of the Netherlands. She also writes a weekly science column for De Volkskrant and is widely known for making complex mathematics accessible to broad audiences.
In this lecture, Smeets examines how statistics shape public understanding and how they can mislead. She will discuss how data are produced, what numbers truly show (and conceal), and how we can interpret quantitative claims more critically and communicate uncertainty responsibly. After the lecture, there will be time for questions in English or Dutch.
At the event, the RIAS will also present the 2025 RIAS–UCR Sustainable Freedoms Essay Prize to the winning UCR student, author of the best essay connecting environmental issues to human rights.
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