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John A. Paulos — Avoiding Innumeracy (EP. 219)

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Professor, Mathematician and Writer John A. Paulos joins the show to discuss math education, the power of puzzles, cognitive biases, and MUCH more!

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Show Notes:

  • Why Do People Hate Math?
  • The Power of Posing Problems with Counterintuitive or Shocking Results
  • Using Everyday Examples to Understand Math Concepts
  • Systems Designed to Take Advantage of Innumeracy
  • People’s Ignorance of Randomness and Random Samples
  • The Strange Power of Anchoring Bias
  • Tradeoffs between Probability and Plausibility
  • The Prisoner’s Dilemma & Math Anxiety
  • Improving the Monty Hall Problem
  • Designing an Ideal Intro Math Course
  • The Big Brother Aspect of Nudging
  • John as Emperor of the World
  • MORE!

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224 episodes

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Professor, Mathematician and Writer John A. Paulos joins the show to discuss math education, the power of puzzles, cognitive biases, and MUCH more!

Important Links:

Show Notes:

  • Why Do People Hate Math?
  • The Power of Posing Problems with Counterintuitive or Shocking Results
  • Using Everyday Examples to Understand Math Concepts
  • Systems Designed to Take Advantage of Innumeracy
  • People’s Ignorance of Randomness and Random Samples
  • The Strange Power of Anchoring Bias
  • Tradeoffs between Probability and Plausibility
  • The Prisoner’s Dilemma & Math Anxiety
  • Improving the Monty Hall Problem
  • Designing an Ideal Intro Math Course
  • The Big Brother Aspect of Nudging
  • John as Emperor of the World
  • MORE!

Books Mentioned:

  continue reading

224 episodes

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