Paulos, John Allen

Describes safer investing in the stock market with the use of intelligent mathematics, and focuses on greed, trends, efficient markets, options, risks, and diversifying stock portfolios.

Presents a broad range of mathematical concepts, from the basic to the advanced, that have transformed our civilization.

An analysis of the follies that arise from a lack of understanding of science and mathematics.

Presents a broad range of mathematical concepts, from the basic to the advanced, that have transformed our civilization.

Explains how mathematical naivete can put newspaper readers at a distinct disadvantage.

Studies the similarities between stories and numbers and discusses how scientists are starting to deal with social, political, and economical situations with mathematical solutions.

Presents a discussion of innumeracy, the inability to deal comfortably with the fundamental notions of number and chance, and looks at the consequences of mathematical illiteracy as seen in stock scams, diet and medical claims, sports records, lotteries, and other scenarios.