How Not to Be Wrong
Categories: Science & Math
Mathematician Jordan Ellenberg shows how mathematical thinking helps us reason better about everyday life, from lotteries and elections to statistics in the news, revealing math as an extension of common sense.
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- Bill Gates: “A fascinating look at how we all do math.”
- Shane Parrish: “We’ll get to why “significance can be insignificant,” and why that’s so important, in a moment. But let’s make sure we’re fully on board with the importance of sorting chance events from real ones with another illustration, this one outlined by Jordan Ellenberg in his wonderful book How Not to Be Wrong. Pay close atten”