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Who's counting? : uniting numbers and narratives with stories from pop culture, sports, politics, and more / John Allen Paulos.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, MD : Prometheus, an imprint of Globe Pequot, the trade division of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]Description: xv, 209 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781633888128
  • 1633888126
Subject(s): Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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