John Allen Paulos

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John Allen Paulos is a mathematician and author known for his ability to explain complex mathematical concepts in an accessible and entertaining way.
He has written several popular books on mathematics, including "Innumeracy" and "A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper." John Allen Paulos teaches at Temple University and has a talent for using humor and everyday examples to illustrate mathematical principles.
In "A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market," he draws on his personal experiences with investing, particularly his losses in WorldCom stock, to explore the relationship between mathematics and the stock market.
Paulos' work often focuses on the importance of mathematical literacy and critical thinking in everyday life.

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Innumeracy

av John Allen Paulos • 1988

A lottery ticket, a medical test, a sensational statistic: when smart people can't do the math.

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🎲 Probability 🔢 Numerical Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases 😰 Math Anxiety 🪄 Pseudoscience

Innumeracy

A lottery ticket, a medical test, a sensational statistic: when smart people can't do the math.

av John Allen Paulos 1988 209 sidor

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🎲 Probability 🔢 Numerical Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases 😰 Math Anxiety 🪄 Pseudoscience

Irreligion

av John Allen Paulos • 2008

A mathematician audits the classic proofs for God and finds them full of logical holes.

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💭 Arguments For God 🧩 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ⚖️ Secular Ethics

Irreligion

A mathematician audits the classic proofs for God and finds them full of logical holes.

av John Allen Paulos 2008 158 sidor

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💭 Arguments For God 🧩 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ⚖️ Secular Ethics

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper

av John Allen Paulos • 1997

The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.

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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper

The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.

av John Allen Paulos 1997 224 sidor

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A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market

av John Allen Paulos • 2003

The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.

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💰 Behavioral Finance 📈 Stock Market 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Market Efficiency 📊 Statistical Thinking

A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market

The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.

av John Allen Paulos 2003 224 sidor

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💰 Behavioral Finance 📈 Stock Market 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Market Efficiency 📊 Statistical Thinking

Beyond Numeracy

av John Allen Paulos • 1990

Math, not as right answers, but as a lens on chaos, coincidence, and everyday decisions.

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Beyond Numeracy

Math, not as right answers, but as a lens on chaos, coincidence, and everyday decisions.

av John Allen Paulos 1990 304 sidor

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I Think, Therefore I Laugh

av John Allen Paulos • 1985

A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.

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🗣️ Philosophy Of Language 🔄 Logical Paradoxes 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📝 Analytic Philosophy 📚 Popular Philosophy

I Think, Therefore I Laugh

A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.

av John Allen Paulos 1985 192 sidor

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🗣️ Philosophy Of Language 🔄 Logical Paradoxes 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📝 Analytic Philosophy 📚 Popular Philosophy

Once Upon A Number

av John Allen Paulos • 1998

Stories and statistics are two languages your brain was never designed to reconcile.

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🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔢 Popular Mathematics 🔍 Philosophy Of Math 📖 Narrative Theory 🎲 Coincidence And Chance

Once Upon A Number

Stories and statistics are two languages your brain was never designed to reconcile.

av John Allen Paulos 1998 224 sidor

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🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔢 Popular Mathematics 🔍 Philosophy Of Math 📖 Narrative Theory 🎲 Coincidence And Chance

Numerate Life

av John Allen Paulos • 2015

Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.

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🧮 Mathematical Thinking 📖 Narrative Identity 📊 Statistical Reasoning 🧠 Memory And Bias 🫥 Illusion Of Self

Numerate Life

Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.

av John Allen Paulos 2015 206 sidor

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🧮 Mathematical Thinking 📖 Narrative Identity 📊 Statistical Reasoning 🧠 Memory And Bias 🫥 Illusion Of Self

Mathematics and Humor

av John Allen Paulos • 1980

The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.

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🧮 Mathematical Humor 📖 Philosophy Of Humor 🧠 Humor Psychology 🗣️ Linguistic Play 🎭 Incongruity Theory

Mathematics and Humor

The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.

av John Allen Paulos 1980 124 sidor

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🧮 Mathematical Humor 📖 Philosophy Of Humor 🧠 Humor Psychology 🗣️ Linguistic Play 🎭 Incongruity Theory

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