Monthly Archives: December 2010
Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception
In Proofiness, author Charles Seife explores the power of numbers in our lives, especially specious numbers, and argues that they undermine our democracy. His discussion of bogus mathematical arguments draws on real world events, and he presents an interesting analysis … Continue reading
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The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
Tim Wu’s “The Master Switch” is a great read at a number of different levels. At one level, it is an interesting history of the information and telecommunications industries in the United States — telephony, radio and television, film and … Continue reading
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