John Allen Paulos
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John Allen Paulos is an American professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a writer and speaker on mathematics and the importance of mathematical literacy. He writes about the dangers of mathematical innumeracy, ie the layperson's misconceptions about numbers, probability, and logic.
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Philip J. KlassAlso won Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
Kermit Roosevelt IIIAlso won Athenaeum Literary Award
Marcia AngellAlso won Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical InquiryWitold RybczynskiAlso won Athenaeum Literary AwardDavis GrubbAlso won Athenaeum Literary Award
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United StatesCategory
Academics
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Academic
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living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81
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