How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
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Ratings23
Average rating4
The columnist for Slate's popular "Do the Math" celebrates the logical, illuminating nature of math in today's world, sharing in accessible language mathematical approaches that demystify complex and everyday problems.
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I was looking forward to the hype I had read about this book. Unfortunately, the author constantly chose to make his points by telling political anecdotes, mostly anti-Republican. He also writes in a snarky, arrogant manner. I wonder if he'll look back in twenty years and be proud of this.
A fun tour of important concepts in statistics, probability, and other areas of math, with effective storytelling and connecting concepts through mathematician biographies and modern applications. A highlight was the story of the MIT Cash WinFall lottery team that rivals stories of the MIT Blackjack Club.
