John Allen Paulos
Math prof, bestselling author (Innumeracy, Mathematician Reads Newspaper, etc. Recently: A Numerate Life amzn.to/1LIargm), columnist, speaker, ponderer.
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Why it pays to believe obviously untrue things - UnHerd
We can handle the truth — we just don't want to
Trump White House takes credit for "ending" the pandemic — even as hospitals are overflowing
Trump's latest ludicrous lie isn't some brilliant campaign strategy — it's just ego-fluffing, and it won't work
Lockstep: Wolf’s Dilemma and Republican Unity
Lockstep: Wolf’s Dilemma and Republican Unity by John Allen Paulos
John Allen Paulos
Voting on Amy Coney Barrett today, Senate Republicans will once again be unwilling to free themselves from the cult dilemma.
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Murkowski Shifts Stance, Says She Will Vote to Confirm Barrett to Supreme Court
The Alaska senator says she is opposed to the process but doesn’t want to punish a nominee she feels is qualified.
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Can Susan Collins, Ben Sasse, or Mitt Romney be far behind? You'd think that among them they could manage at least a vertebrae or two, even if not a spine.
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There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’
With testing, treatments and vaccine trials ramping up, we are far better off than the media report.
Column: In memory of the amazing James Randi, ignore the charlatans and listen to science
Magician and author James Randi spent most of his life debunking frauds, charlatans, fakers and quacks. His death Tuesday reminds us to keep it factual and always remain skeptical.
Remembering James Randi
It is with great sadness that G4G notes the death of James Randi ( August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020). We are collecting here some recollections from various members of the G4G community. If you ha…
How Fibonacci Can Help Us Convert Between Miles and Kilometers.
This interesting math trick arises from an interesting empirical observation and the Fibonacci sequence. First, we should define the…
In Ohio, a Printing Company Is Overwhelmed and Mail Ballots Are Delayed
Several counties that expected absentee ballots last week are now scrambling to print them themselves or find a last-minute contingency plan, underscoring the stress that mail voting has put on the nation’s election process amid the pandemic.
Leading Scientists Urge Voters to Dump Trump
Journals and Nobelists, usually cautious, cite unprecedented damage and incompetence in calls for a U.S. leadership change
End Our National Crisis
The case against Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump: The Worst President in Modern History? nyti.ms/3dvh24m Bears poop in the woods?
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Donald Trump Has At Least $1 Billion In Debt, More Than Twice The Amount He Suggested
The president’s liabilities are spelled out in dozens of documents, published here.
Dozens Of Amy Coney Barrett's Notre Dame Colleagues Call For Halt To Nomination
Eighty-eight faculty members at the university penned a letter saying Barrett should delay her Supreme Court nomination until after the Nov. 3 election.
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Eighty-eight faculty members at the University of Notre Dame, where Amy Coney Barrett is a law school professor, said she should call for a halt to her Supreme Court nomination until after the election. huffpost.com/entry/notre-da… via @HuffPostPol
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GOP Senator Diagnosed With COVID-19 Attends Barrett Hearing Sans Mask
Utah Sen. Mike Lee isolated himself for a little over a week and said he was "feeling great" as hearings for the Supreme Court nominee began.
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Another "manly" maskless Republican. huffpost.com/entry/mike-lee… via @HuffPostPol
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Keith Olbermann
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Prestigious medical journal calls for US leadership to be voted out over Covid-19 failure
In an unprecedented move, the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday published an editorial written by its editors condemning the Trump administration for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic -- and calling for the current leadership in the...
Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for coronavirus
She is the latest member of President Trump's inner circle to be diagnosed.
The Best Books on Wittgenstein | Five Books Expert Recommendations
The best books about Ludwig Wittgenstein, as recommended by British philosopher and Oxford emeritus professor Peter Hacker.