Mazur, Joseph

Examines logic as the basis of knowledge about the world, using historical vignettes and personal stories to look at the three types of logic, including classical, infinity, and plausible reasoning.

Examines gambling from mathematical, historical, and psychological perspectives, discussing common myths about luck, the psychological aspects of winning and loosing, archaeological evidence of dice games played among Neolithic peoples, and related topics.

Writer and mathematician Joseph Mazur argues that many of history's greatest minds, including Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, and Einstein, based their theories on the same ancient puzzles of Greek philosopher Zeno.