{"72612":{"#nid":"72612","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ludovice to Host a Humoroous Look at Statistics on Nov. 11 in Libary","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s very own funny man Associate Professor Pete Ludovice will present his one-man show using humor to illustrate the value of statistics in our data-driven world Nov. 11 in the Georgia Tech Library.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Feel the Power of the Dork Side\u0022 is a funny and educational presentation on basic statistics following a 20-30 minute period of collecting real-time data from the audience for use in the statistical calculations. Ludovice guarantees the show will make 63.1 \u00b1 3.4% of you laugh until you cry and teach you to never trust a number without an error bar on it. \u0022Feel the Power of the Dork Side\u0022 starts at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 in the Library East Commons.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe audience can get involved by taking a survey on their smartphones before the show. Ludovice will take his one-man show on the road for the New Orleans Fringe Festival November 16-19.  \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ludovice lectures internationally on the use of humor in technical communication and education. He conducts research with the Improvisation for Design of Engineering Alternatives, a group of Tech researchers who apply the techniques of improvisational humor to technical innovation.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoin Dr. Ludovice at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 in the Georgia Tech Library\u2019s East Commons for \u201cFeel the Power of the Dork Side.\u201d For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.drpetecomedy.com\/dorkside\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.drpetecomedy.com\/dorkside.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s very own funny man Associate Professor Pete Ludovice will present his one-man show using humor to illustrate the value of statistics in our data-driven world Nov. 11 in the Georgia Tech Library.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Feel the Power of the Dork Side\u0022 is a funny and educational presentation on basic statistics following a 20-30 minute period of collecting real-time data from the audience for use in the statistical calculations."}],"uid":"27508","created_gmt":"2011-11-10 12:17:11","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:56:37","author":"Tearanny Street","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-11-11T14:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-11-11T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-11-11T16:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-11-11 19:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-11-11 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-11-11 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72610":{"id":"72610","type":"image","title":"Feel the Power of the Dork Side","body":null,"created":"1449177942","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:42","changed":"1475894661","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:21","alt":"Feel the Power of the Dork Side","file":{"fid":"193688","name":"lightsabersmall.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lightsabersmall_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lightsabersmall_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":112643,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/lightsabersmall_0.jpg?itok=5hjUUjNv"}}},"media_ids":["72610"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETearanny Street\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Library\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}