BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-1831@hmc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261006T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T160756Z URL:https://www.hmc.edu/calendar/events/talk-and-book-signing-with-art-ben jamin-how-to-win-a-mathematical-approach-to-games-and-puzzles/ SUMMARY:Talk and book signing with Art Benjamin: "How to Win: A Mathematica l Approach to Games and Puzzles" DESCRIPTION:What does it take to win a game? Professor Art Benjamin will un cover the mathematics behind games of chance and games of skill\, showing how probability\, strategy and optimal wagering can dramatically tilt the odds in your favor. Featuring startling paradoxes\, surprising twists and games that you almost always win if you know the mathematical secret\, thi s talk promises an eye-opening journey into the hidden logic of winning.\n \nBenjamin\, Smallwood Family Professor of Mathematics\, will be signing c opies of his new book How to Win: A Mathematical Approach to Games and Puz zles after the talk. Books will be available for purchase at the event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hmc.edu/calendar/wp-content/uploads/ sites/39/2026/09/Benjamin.jpg CATEGORIES:General Feed LOCATION:Shanahan Center\, 320 E. Foothill Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=320 E. Foothill Blvd.\, Cla remont\, CA\, 91711\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Shanahan Ce nter:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR