John Allen Paulos's Blog, page 2

JohnAllenPaulos: @ptak Mencken is much fresher. Thanks.

JohnAllenPaulos: @ptak Mencken is much fresher. Thanks.

JohnAllenPaulos: via @TheBrowser Fear of release of numbers = fear of loss of control. The sad case of Egyptian statistics: http://bit.ly/bf2Kz1

JohnAllenPaulos: via @TheBrowser Fear of release of numbers = fear of loss of control. The sad case of Egyptian statistics: http://bit.ly/bf2Kz1

JohnAllenPaulos: Funniest email re: my NYT "Stories vs Statistics" bit.ly/95lkRR "I know Linda. She works at my bank. She's a real pain."

JohnAllenPaulos: Funniest email re: my NYT "Stories vs Statistics" bit.ly/95lkRR "I know Linda. She works at my bank. She's a real pain."

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @ProbFact: You can make a surprisingly good approximation of a normal density from a cosine. http://bit.ly/anPIBQ

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @ProbFact: You can make a surprisingly good approximation of a normal density from a cosine. http://bit.ly/anPIBQ

JohnAllenPaulos: A multi-cackling hexacephalod with the oily noggins of Palin, Hannity, Limbaugh, Angle, O'Donnell, & Beck a-wobbling #FDcreepy

JohnAllenPaulos: A multi-cackling hexacephalod with the oily noggins of Palin, Hannity, Limbaugh, Angle, O'Donnell, & Beck a-wobbling #FDcreepy

JohnAllenPaulos: 3quarksdaily call for new columnists: http://bit.ly/abIQPI

JohnAllenPaulos: 3quarksdaily call for new columnists: http://bit.ly/abIQPI

JohnAllenPaulos: @republicofmath @snarkyxanf Not surprisingly direct email responses were much smarter than (most) online comments.

JohnAllenPaulos: @republicofmath @snarkyxanf Not surprisingly direct email responses were much smarter than (most) online comments.

JohnAllenPaulos: Rep. candidate for Senate from Colorado "I disagree strongly with separation of church & state." http://bit.ly/c1fPPq

JohnAllenPaulos: Rep. candidate for Senate from Colorado "I disagree strongly with separation of church & state." http://bit.ly/c1fPPq

JohnAllenPaulos: Caligula made his horse a consul. Substitute a few billionaires for him and some tea party Senate candidates for his horse ...

JohnAllenPaulos: Caligula made his horse a consul. Substitute a few billionaires for him and some tea party Senate candidates for his horse ...

JohnAllenPaulos: Comments at end of my NY Times essay "Stories vs Statistics" http://nyti.ms/95lkRR are, to use neutral term, interesting.

JohnAllenPaulos: Comments at end of my NY Times essay "Stories vs Statistics" http://nyti.ms/95lkRR are, to use neutral term, interesting.