C. Seife writes a layman's social statistics "text" complete with entertaining terminology in place of statistical jargon. He lays bare the common errors of believing numbers verbatim. This is a good awakening to the daily abuse and misuse of statistics that manipulate our economy, politics and s...
As a librarian, there wasn't a lot of eye-opening information presented. However, I love the concrete examples and how accessible the book is. I would love to see this used as a whole-school read because I think high school students could gain a lot from this book. If nothing else, I would like t...
Ketika Leonardo da Pisa (kelak dikenal juga sebagai Fibonacci) memperkenalkan angka nol ke Eropa, dia banyak dihujat kaum terpelajar di sana. Alasannya, selain angka tersebut berasal dari negeri kaum kafir, Arab (sebenarnya awal mula sejarah angka nol berasal dari peradaban Hindu, tapi diadaptasi...