John Allen Paulos's Blog, page 3

JohnAllenPaulos: Does he really think math. gullibility has little relevance to people's daily lives? http://wapo.st/cL4ynk Captious balderdash.

JohnAllenPaulos: Does he really think math. gullibility has little relevance to people's daily lives? http://wapo.st/cL4ynk Captious balderdash.

JohnAllenPaulos: Two cultures, two logics: my NY Times Opinionator essay on "Stories vs Statistics." http://nyti.ms/95lkRR

JohnAllenPaulos: Two cultures, two logics: my NY Times Opinionator essay on "Stories vs Statistics." http://nyti.ms/95lkRR

JohnAllenPaulos: With evenly matched teams the probability World Series ends in 6 games = prob it ends in 7 games. Reason: must first go 5 games

JohnAllenPaulos: With evenly matched teams the probability World Series ends in 6 games = prob it ends in 7 games. Reason: must first go 5 games

JohnAllenPaulos: Early account in Guardian of latest WikiLeaks revelations about torture, civilian deaths, etc.: http://bit.ly/b3BZUX

JohnAllenPaulos: Early account in Guardian of latest WikiLeaks revelations about torture, civilian deaths, etc.: http://bit.ly/b3BZUX

JohnAllenPaulos: I use the phrase scheme sometimes myself, but I'm sick of "lies, damn lies, and X."

JohnAllenPaulos: I use the phrase scheme sometimes myself, but I'm sick of "lies, damn lies, and X."

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @fivethirtyeight: Not my beat, but I'm no fan of the Juan Williams firing. Everyone's gotten really trigger-happy; it won't make for ...

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @fivethirtyeight: Not my beat, but I'm no fan of the Juan Williams firing. Everyone's gotten really trigger-happy; it won't make for ...

JohnAllenPaulos: Asked to name recent Supreme Ct ruling with which he disagreed, GOP cong cand Jon Runyan: "Dred Scott." http://bit.ly/dC71jr

JohnAllenPaulos: Asked to name recent Supreme Ct ruling with which he disagreed, GOP cong cand Jon Runyan: "Dred Scott." http://bit.ly/dC71jr

JohnAllenPaulos: 538 has changed it to 84% +- 6% RT @peterflom Thou shalt not kill, or there is a 90% chance I will smite thee! +- 5%

JohnAllenPaulos: 538 has changed it to 84% +- 6% RT @peterflom Thou shalt not kill, or there is a 90% chance I will smite thee! +- 5%

JohnAllenPaulos: I remember a site tweeted by someone that pointed out paucity of probability-flavored words in the Bible. Does anybody know of this site?

JohnAllenPaulos: I remember a site tweeted by someone that pointed out paucity of probability-flavored words in the Bible. Does anybody know of this site?

JohnAllenPaulos: @jackstevison But if you don't want to display your distrust of opponent, this is better. Just flip your own fair coin in private.

JohnAllenPaulos: @jackstevison But if you don't want to display your distrust of opponent, this is better. Just flip your own fair coin in private.