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May 26, 20172 min readIn Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the WorldThroughout history, equations have been pulling the strings of society. Tucked away behind the scenes, to be sure – but the influence was...
May 11, 20173 min readFermat’s Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World’s Greatest Mathematical ProblemI have a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain. What is the book about? “Fermat’s...
May 8, 20172 min readMathematics the TruthAll things of interest, the boundaries of knowledge, are high velocity, subatomic, or cosmological in scale What is the book about?...
Feb 14, 20173 min readReview – Weapons of Math DestructionWhen a software program successfully targets people desperate enough to pay 18 percent a month, those raking in the profits think it’s...
Feb 6, 20173 min readReview – How to Lie with StatisticsIntroduction ‘How to Lie with Statistics‘ explains how people use numbers to fudge. Darrell Huff, a former statistician, published the...
Jan 30, 20172 min readReview – Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human DecisionsIntroduction “Algorithms to Live By” is one of those rare books that combines complex concepts with great readability. At its heart,...
Jan 15, 20172 min readReview – How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical ThinkingI am one of those fortunate individuals who cherishes and loves Mathematics, in all its forms. But, I know, a lot of people for whom the...