# Event Details - **Event Name**: How to Lie with Statistics (and How to Spot it) | Binge Thinking - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us and grab a drink as we uncover how "99% accurate" tests can lie. See how numbers deceive and learn to spot it...About this EventWelcome to Binge Thinking. We invite professors and experts to give lectures in bars!In a world of AI slop, doomscrolling and brainrot, Binge Thinking brings real experts into real places for nights of learning, conversation, and community.Think Responsibly.Topic: How to Lie with Statistics (and How to Spot it)Speaker: Dr. David Madigan (Columbia University)Every day we're bombarded by numbers: infection rates, test accuracies, drug efficacy claims, poll results - each presented as objective fact. But how much of it is true and how much is a carefully framed illusion?Former Columbia professor and statistician Dr. David Madigan will show you how numbers are used to manipulate what we believe and how to spot it. A key insight from his work: a statistic can be completely accurate and still deeply misleading. The same dataset, the same test, the same headline can be spun in opposite directions depending on what's included, left out, and how it's visualized.You'll discover:Why a "99% accurate" test can still be wrong most of the timeHow graphs can tell the opposite story of the underlying dataWhy statistics in headlines are often technically true and deeply misleadingNo math degree required. No equations. Just fascinating stories, surprising examples, and practical tools for becoming much harder to fool.About the SpeakerDr. David Madigan is a former Professor and Dean of Faculty at Columbia University and, most recently, Provost of Northeastern University. An elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the AAAS, he's known for his work in Bayesian statistics, pharmacovigilance, and healthcare data analysis, and frequently consults for the FDA and pharmaceutical industry as a legal expert witness.Agenda6:30 PM — Doors Open & Drinks7:00 PM — Lecture Begins7:40 PM — Audience Q&A8:00 PM — Drinks & Conversation8:30 PM — Event Ends - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boston/how-to-lie-with-statistics-and-how-to-spot-it-binge-thinking/100001993349149967 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 32.95, max: 32.95, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Boston - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: Mighty Squirrel Taproom & Kitchen - **lat**: 42.3471204 - **long**: -71.1011747 - **full address**: Mighty Squirrel Taproom & Kitchen, 1 David Ortiz Drive, Boston, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: How to Lie with Statistics (and How to Spot it) | Binge Thinking - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/58d2697374abd1a5b6da7f8a252ac0070ab997aa1d8ccc9aec451a2ec6826b34-rimg-w1200-h600-dcfee185-gmir.jpg?v=1784276219 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is How to Lie with Statistics (and How to Spot it) | Binge Thinking being held? - **A:** How to Lie with Statistics (and How to Spot it) | Binge Thinking takes place on Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Mighty Squirrel Taproom & Kitchen, 1 David Ortiz Drive, Boston, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing How to Lie with Statistics (and How to Spot it) | Binge Thinking? - **A:** How to Lie with Statistics (and How to Spot it) | Binge Thinking is organized by Binge Thinking. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "How to Lie with Statistics (and How to Spot it) | Binge Thinking", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/58d2697374abd1a5b6da7f8a252ac0070ab997aa1d8ccc9aec451a2ec6826b34-rimg-w1200-h600-dcfee185-gmir.jpg?v=1784276219", "startDate": "2026-07-23", "endDate": "2026-07-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/boston/how-to-lie-with-statistics-and-how-to-spot-it-binge-thinking/100001993349149967", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Mighty Squirrel Taproom & Kitchen", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1 David Ortiz Drive", "postalCode": "02215", "addressLocality": "Boston", "addressRegion": "MA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.3471204", "longitude": "-71.1011747" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us and grab a drink as we uncover how \"99% accurate\" tests can lie. 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