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John Allen Paulos

American mathematician · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1945 · age 81

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.

John Allen Paulos is read about 18 times a day, in 14 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Athenaeum Literary Award1988
Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81

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