The bestselling author of Zero shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-and shapes-our daily lives. According to MSNBC, having a child makes you stupid. Y

From the author of Zero, comes this "admirable salvo against quantitative bamboozlement by the media and the government" (The Boston Globe) In Zero, Charles Sei

The best-selling author of New York Times Notable Book Zero shows how mathematical misinformation pervades--and shapes--people's daily lives and is used to brin

Chronicles the last half century's haphazard attempt to harness fusion energy, describing how governments and research teams throughout the world have employed

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Christian Church used it to fend off heretics