Who''s Counting? - Uniting Numbers Narratives With Stories From Pop Culture, Puzzles,

Informationen zum Autor By John Allen Paulos Klappentext Who's Counting features selected columns from Paulos' well-known ABC News series of the same name collected here in book form for the first time, along with updates and brand-new original essays from the author, to examine how better understanding data improves our thinking and decision-making. With examples from government, mass media, natural disasters, the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories, climate change, "fake news," and popular culture, Paulos shows how mathematics and logic are, along with a humble respect for truth, our most basic and reliable guides to reality.

Product details

• Authors: John Allen Paulos, Paulos John Allen
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781633888128
• ISBN: 978-1-63388-812-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General, Mathematics, MATHEMATICS / Essays, Probability & statistics