ktyl
/
period3.xyz
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

how not to be wrong
continuous-integration/drone/push Build is passing Details

This commit is contained in:
ktyl 2023-01-08 21:16:03 +00:00
parent 00c1f3b575
commit b06fe6bb4c
2 changed files with 17 additions and 4 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

10
content/books/how-not-to-be-wrong.gmi Normal file
View File

@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
# How Not To Be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life
> Jordan Ellenberg
A broad look at mathematical principles which govern some parts of everyday life, and some parts of the not-so-everyday life. Generally well-written and approachable, as someone with a maths-adjacent background, there were some parts that I was familiar with, and others less so. The author has a sense of humour, and writes well about topics he clearly understands deeply, mostly without boring the reader.
I particularly enjoyed the first few chapters, where a difference is established between the "default" view of mathematics as purely a numbers game about finding exact answers to questions, versus the author's view that it's about finding the questions to ask in the first place. Such questions include those such as "how Swedish is too Swedish?", "does lung cancer cause smoking?" and "can slime mold predict elections?".
The book reminded me a bit of Chaos: Making a New Science which I read at the beginning of 2022, though less dry, and pitched to a more general audience. I enjoyed some specific parts of the book a lot - particularly those involving geometry and calculus - though could have done without the extensive pieces on statistics, which was always my least favourite sub-discipline at school.
=> ./chaos-making-a-new-science.gmi Chaos: Making a New Science

11
content/books/index.gmi
View File

@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ These are formatted as links. Behind some of them is a synopsis/review/loose col
# In progress # In progress
=> ./how-to-not-be-wrong.gmi How To Not Be Wrong => ./le-voyage-dhector-ou-la-recherce-de-bonheur.gmi Le Voyage d'Hector: ou la recherche de bonheur
=> ./women-and-power.gmi Women and Power
# Next Up # Next Up
* Le Voyage d'Hector: ou la recherche de bonheur
* Women and Power
* Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism * Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
* Dune * Dune
* Rimworld * Rimworld
@ -15,7 +14,11 @@ These are formatted as links. Behind some of them is a synopsis/review/loose col
* The Time Machine * The Time Machine
* War of the Worlds * War of the Worlds
# Finished # 2023
=> ./how-not-to-be-wrong.gmi How To Not Be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life
# 2022
=> ./to-sleep-in-a-sea-of-stars.gmi To Sleep in a Sea of Stars => ./to-sleep-in-a-sea-of-stars.gmi To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
=> ./seymour-an-introduction.gmi Seymour: An Introduction => ./seymour-an-introduction.gmi Seymour: An Introduction