John Allen Paulos's Blog, page 8

JohnAllenPaulos: Surprise: "Motivational speakers" get big bucks for uttering vacuous platitudes. http://nyti.ms/d2PssE What motivates them is clear.

JohnAllenPaulos: Surprise: "Motivational speakers" get big bucks for uttering vacuous platitudes. http://nyti.ms/d2PssE What motivates them is clear.

JohnAllenPaulos: Makes no sense that Nobels are not awarded posthumously (even w/o $). Consider Mahatma Gandhi, Amos Tversky, to cite just 2 examples.

JohnAllenPaulos: Makes no sense that Nobels are not awarded posthumously (even w/o $). Consider Mahatma Gandhi, Amos Tversky, to cite just 2 examples.

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @grahamfarmelo: None of this year's Nobel science prizes has gone to the universities that traditionally dominate the world rankings: ...

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @grahamfarmelo: None of this year's Nobel science prizes has gone to the universities that traditionally dominate the world rankings: ...

JohnAllenPaulos: @madcaptenor @johnallenpaulos Same silly claim that 5 Fri, 5 Sat, & 5 Sun won't happen again for 823 years. Happens next July. ;-)

JohnAllenPaulos: @madcaptenor @johnallenpaulos Same silly claim that 5 Fri, 5 Sat, & 5 Sun won't happen again for 823 years. Happens next July. ;-)

JohnAllenPaulos: @pabloserrano Thanks. And it did come from A Mathematician Plays the Market. ;-)

JohnAllenPaulos: @pabloserrano Thanks. And it did come from A Mathematician Plays the Market. ;-)

JohnAllenPaulos: Efficient #market hypothesis (liar's paradox version): market is efficient if and only if most investors believe it is not.

JohnAllenPaulos: Efficient #market hypothesis (liar's paradox version): market is efficient if and only if most investors believe it is not.

JohnAllenPaulos: Alas, most emails about my variant of the Tuesday #probability puzzle - http://bit.ly/9KfsAj - took the "summer effect" seriously.

JohnAllenPaulos: Alas, most emails about my variant of the Tuesday #probability puzzle - http://bit.ly/9KfsAj - took the "summer effect" seriously.

JohnAllenPaulos: @republicofmath Thanks much for kind words. Alas, most emails seem to assume that this proves rather than debunks the "summer effect."

JohnAllenPaulos: @republicofmath Thanks much for kind words. Alas, most emails seem to assume that this proves rather than debunks the "summer effect."

JohnAllenPaulos: Who's Counting: Do Summer Births Mean More Boy Births? - ABC News http://bit.ly/9KfsAj

JohnAllenPaulos: Who's Counting: Do Summer Births Mean More Boy Births? - ABC News http://bit.ly/9KfsAj

JohnAllenPaulos: My Who's Counting column on ABC News - http://bit.ly/9KfsAj - a variant with a different slant on the Tuesday boy puzzle.

JohnAllenPaulos: My Who's Counting column on ABC News - http://bit.ly/9KfsAj - a variant with a different slant on the Tuesday boy puzzle.