[Isl] ISL Brown Bag Talk with Dr. Mark Isaac - October 19th at 12PM EST

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Good afternoon,

I hope this message finds you well! You are all invited to attend our upcoming ISL Brown Bag Talk with Dr. Mark Isaac on October 19th, 2026, at 12 PM noon via Zoom. (See registration link below).

Title: “When Irrelevant Information Changes Our Minds: Lessons from the Monty Hall Problem"

Speaker: Dr. Mark Isaac

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: Virtual/Zoom - Click HERE<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffsu.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2F_iCgoeyBRu6h1kYArnzfUg%23%2Fregistration&data=05%7C02%7Cisl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C73777bfd38bc4bc5125508df23e87ad1%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639269153527027734%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=p9iY6Epr6xaKHA3Vdp7HxYzFeO4f%2B6qXEpPoNlgPh5k%3D&reserved=0> to Register or Scan the QR code in the attached poster

What is this talk about?

Why do people sometimes change their decisions when they receive information that should not matter? And can we teach people to make better decisions under uncertainty? Using the classic Monty Hall problem, this study examines how people interpret probabilities, respond to new information, and learn from experience. We introduce an experimental setting in which the best choice is relatively intuitive, but participants are subsequently given additional information that should have no effect on that choice. We find that while making probabilities more intuitive can substantially improve decision-making, some people are still influenced by irrelevant information, and improvements do not necessarily transfer to other decision contexts. The findings raise broader questions about how people learn to reason under uncertainty and whether they learn underlying principles or simply adopt rules of thumb.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Mark Isaac is the John and Hallie Quinn Eminent Scholar and Professor in the Department of Economics and the founding Senior Scholar in the Experimental Social Sciences Research Cluster. He received his Ph.D. from Caltech in 1981 and came to FSU in 2001 after 21years at the University of Arizona. He has served as Department Chair at both Arizona and FSU. He is a policy-oriented researcher who has frequently utilized experimental decision-making. He is a Fellow of the Economic Science Association. In addition to experimental methods, he teaches courses in Public Goods and in Markets, Firms, and Entrepreneurship.


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John Palmer
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Institute for Successful Longevity
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