Paulos John Allen. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

Vintage Books, 1990. — 192 p.Paulos speaks mainly of the dangers of mathematical innumeracy, the common misconception of layerperson in regards to numbers,exploring the relationship between math and human mind. Paulos discusses innumeracy with quirky anecdotes, scenarios and facts, encouraging reader in the end to look at their world in a more quantitative way.
Topics include probability and coincidence, the birth -day problem, innumeracy in pseudoscience, and statistics and trade -offs in society.