a book
Innumeracy
John Allen Paulos · 2001 · 135 pages
In this brilliantly entertaining book, Paulos argues that our inability to deal rationally with large numbers or their probabilities results in misinformed, vulnerable attitudes. He shows how to combat this condition.
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James Gunn
“Innumeracy, by @JohnAllenPaulos, changed my understanding of the world as a young person. It's a simple, easy-to-read book about how people misinterpret math & coincidences & misunderstand the world in general because of it.”↗
