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  • Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

    (By John Allen Paulos)

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    “Book Descriptions: Dozens of examples in innumeracy show us how it affects not only personal economics and travel plans, but explains mis-chosen mates, inappropriate drug-testing, and the allure of pseudo-science.”

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