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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: People who are innumerate struggle with basic math ideas and often fail to judge everyday events properly.
Chapter 3: People who are innumerate often misinterpret coincidences, events that are unlikely yet surprisingly common indeed.
Chapter 4: Pseudoscience ruthlessly exploits the innumerate.
Chapter 5: Innumeracy often stems from poor education, psychological barriers, and widespread misunderstandings about math.
Chapter 6: We deal with trade-offs routinely, and mathematical understanding can help us make choices in daily life more wisely.
Description
Innumeracy (1988) explains how an aversion to math and numbers pervades both our private and public lives. By examining various real-life examples of innumeracy and its consequences, the book offers helpful solutions to combat this irrational and misguided fear of math.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone convinced that they’re not a numbers person
- People interested in everyday applications of math