Episode 85 Dr. John Allen Paulos NOV 18, 2012 - Nov 18,2012

Dr. Paulos received his PhD in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin and is now a professor of that same subject at Temple University. Mathematical logic and probability has been the focus of of his academic work and the subject of many scholarly papers. The recipient in 2003 of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences Award for Promoting the Public Understanding of Science and Technology, Dr. Paulos has been a long time contributor to to print, radio, and television media, including the New York Times, the London Review of Books, the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, ABCs 20/20, CNNs Larry King Live, and more. He is the author of several popular level books, among which are Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (a New York Times Best Seller), A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, and Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Dont Add Up. We asked Dr. Paulos to join us to get the thoughts of a mathematician on critical thinking and the arguments for God. Join us!

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