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Hour One
Everyday Math and Risk
Every day the news is filled with stories that include polling results, economic predictions, health risk assessments, and crime rates. How accurate are these statistics? A mathematician and a risk communication expert join us to spot the misuses and abuses of math in the daily news...and to help appreciate the role of mathematics in understanding social issues.
Guests:
John Allen Paulos
Author,
"A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper"
Professor of Mathematics
Temple University
Philadelphia,PA
Bob Berger
Author,
"Beating Murphy's Law: The Amazing Science of Risk"
Risk Communication Expert
New York, NY
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