#innumeracy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #innumeracy, aggregated by home.social.
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Exciting times. Just had a #Reform letter, purporting to be from one N. Farage (though he is not AFAIK standing in #Scotland). They appear to be standing on a platform of i) #transphobia, ii) #innumeracy.
The kids desperate to burn it. I prevailed upon them to wait until I returned from canvassing, so we could do it as a "normal working family" activity.
My wife was keen to shred it and put it in the cat tray. We compromised by burning it, mixing it with cat litter and returning it to them.
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Exciting times. Just had a #Reform letter, purporting to be from one N. Farage (though he is not AFAIK standing in #Scotland). They appear to be standing on a platform of i) #transphobia, ii) #innumeracy.
The kids desperate to burn it. I prevailed upon them to wait until I returned from canvassing, so we could do it as a "normal working family" activity.
My wife was keen to shred it and put it in the cat tray. We compromised by burning it, mixing it with cat litter and returning it to them.
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Exciting times. Just had a #Reform letter, purporting to be from one N. Farage (though he is not AFAIK standing in #Scotland). They appear to be standing on a platform of i) #transphobia, ii) #innumeracy.
The kids desperate to burn it. I prevailed upon them to wait until I returned from canvassing, so we could do it as a "normal working family" activity.
My wife was keen to shred it and put it in the cat tray. We compromised by burning it, mixing it with cat litter and returning it to them.
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Exciting times. Just had a #Reform letter, purporting to be from one N. Farage (though he is not AFAIK standing in #Scotland). They appear to be standing on a platform of i) #transphobia, ii) #innumeracy.
The kids desperate to burn it. I prevailed upon them to wait until I returned from canvassing, so we could do it as a "normal working family" activity.
My wife was keen to shred it and put it in the cat tray. We compromised by burning it, mixing it with cat litter and returning it to them.
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Exciting times. Just had a #Reform letter, purporting to be from one N. Farage (though he is not AFAIK standing in #Scotland). They appear to be standing on a platform of i) #transphobia, ii) #innumeracy.
The kids desperate to burn it. I prevailed upon them to wait until I returned from canvassing, so we could do it as a "normal working family" activity.
My wife was keen to shred it and put it in the cat tray. We compromised by burning it, mixing it with cat litter and returning it to them.
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The Atlantic takes a broader view of college freshman innumeracy that was highlighted by the recent UC San Diego report (gift link):
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The Atlantic takes a broader view of college freshman innumeracy that was highlighted by the recent UC San Diego report (gift link):
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The Atlantic takes a broader view of college freshman innumeracy that was highlighted by the recent UC San Diego report (gift link):
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The Atlantic takes a broader view of college freshman innumeracy that was highlighted by the recent UC San Diego report (gift link):
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The Atlantic takes a broader view of college freshman innumeracy that was highlighted by the recent UC San Diego report (gift link):
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If you have $1,000, pay $1.
If you have $1,000,000. pay $1,000.
If you have $1,000,000,000, pay $1,000,000.
It isn't hard to count zeroes, people.
Big numbers aren't scary.
Your lack of understanding them, is. 😱
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If you have $1,000, pay $1.
If you have $1,000,000. pay $1,000.
If you have $1,000,000,000, pay $1,000,000.
It isn't hard to count zeroes, people.
Big numbers aren't scary.
Your lack of understanding them, is. 😱
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If you have $1,000, pay $1.
If you have $1,000,000. pay $1,000.
If you have $1,000,000,000, pay $1,000,000.
It isn't hard to count zeroes, people.
Big numbers aren't scary.
Your lack of understanding them, is. 😱
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If you have $1,000, pay $1.
If you have $1,000,000. pay $1,000.
If you have $1,000,000,000, pay $1,000,000.
It isn't hard to count zeroes, people.
Big numbers aren't scary.
Your lack of understanding them, is. 😱
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I, for one, am looking forward to the mad income I will soon be receiving from big pharma! #Innumeracy, FTW!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025/08/02/trump-says-he-will-get-drug-prices-down-by-1500/
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I, for one, am looking forward to the mad income I will soon be receiving from big pharma! #Innumeracy, FTW!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025/08/02/trump-says-he-will-get-drug-prices-down-by-1500/
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I, for one, am looking forward to the mad income I will soon be receiving from big pharma! #Innumeracy, FTW!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025/08/02/trump-says-he-will-get-drug-prices-down-by-1500/
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I, for one, am looking forward to the mad income I will soon be receiving from big pharma! #Innumeracy, FTW!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025/08/02/trump-says-he-will-get-drug-prices-down-by-1500/
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I, for one, am looking forward to the mad income I will soon be receiving from big pharma! #Innumeracy, FTW!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025/08/02/trump-says-he-will-get-drug-prices-down-by-1500/
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Idly wondering how many of the #MAGA crowd are thinking: “Sure, the #stockmarket went down 10%, but now it’s up 10%, so we’re even!” #innumeracy
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Idly wondering how many of the #MAGA crowd are thinking: “Sure, the #stockmarket went down 10%, but now it’s up 10%, so we’re even!” #innumeracy
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Idly wondering how many of the #MAGA crowd are thinking: “Sure, the #stockmarket went down 10%, but now it’s up 10%, so we’re even!” #innumeracy
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Idly wondering how many of the #MAGA crowd are thinking: “Sure, the #stockmarket went down 10%, but now it’s up 10%, so we’re even!” #innumeracy
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Idly wondering how many of the #MAGA crowd are thinking: “Sure, the #stockmarket went down 10%, but now it’s up 10%, so we’re even!” #innumeracy
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Patient zero may have been this #Reuters piece by #MaggieFick
The URL suggests the title was altered afterwards.
Some media echoed the falsehood mentioning it came via Reuters; #TheGuardian only says "agencies"; #DemocracyNow omits the (probable) intermediary altogether.
#OuestFrance "with #AFP" mixes right and wrong numbers.
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#TheGuardian is knowingly keeping this falsehood online. ☝️
#Gaza #FactChecking #Innumeracy #DisInformation #FakeNews #Hasbara #journalisticMalpractice
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Journalistic innumeracy or conscious spinning?
1. A Lancet study estimates the death toll by traumatic injuries in Gaza at 170% the official numbers.
2. The Guardian titles… "40% higher", and then jumps, before reaching a third of the article, to the reaction of some Israeli official.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02678-3/fulltext
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Journalistic innumeracy or conscious spinning?
1. A Lancet study estimates the death toll by traumatic injuries in Gaza at 170% the official numbers.
2. The Guardian titles… "40% higher", and then jumps, before reaching a third of the article, to the reaction of some Israeli official.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02678-3/fulltext
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Journalistic innumeracy or conscious spinning?
1. A Lancet study estimates the death toll by traumatic injuries in Gaza at 170% the official numbers.
2. The Guardian titles… "40% higher", and then jumps, before reaching a third of the article, to the reaction of some Israeli official.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02678-3/fulltext
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Journalistic innumeracy or conscious spinning?
1. A Lancet study estimates the death toll by traumatic injuries in Gaza at 170% the official numbers.
2. The Guardian titles… "40% higher", and then jumps, before reaching a third of the article, to the reaction of some Israeli official.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02678-3/fulltext
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Journalistic innumeracy or conscious spinning?
1. A Lancet study estimates the death toll by traumatic injuries in Gaza at 170% the official numbers.
2. The Guardian titles… "40% higher", and then jumps, before reaching a third of the article, to the reaction of some Israeli official.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02678-3/fulltext
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@ColinTheMathmo Re: (in)numeracy and leaders:
Language Vs. Reality: Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists
N. J. Enfield, Mar 23, 2022, MIT PRESS 2022
Nick Enfield’s book, Language vs. Reality: Why Language is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists (MIT Press, 2022), argues that language is primarily for social coordination, not precisely transferring thoughts from one person to another. Drawing on empirical research, Enfield shows that human lexicons the world over are far more coarse-grained than our perceptual faculties. Yet, at the same time, languages vary in the structure and sophistication of their representations. This means that, for instance, how different languages carve up the world influences not only how their speakers talk about the world, but also how they think about it. The book explores a range of linguistic phenomena, from lexical diversity to linguistic framing to the effects of narrative. As a result of understanding how language shapes our understanding of reality, Enfield argues that we can make more informed—and more ethical—decisions about our own language use, as individuals and communities.*
On the New Books Network: https://newbooksnetwork.com/language-vs-reality
Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBN2798566261.mp3 (MP3)
Enfield's key point is that language is useful for social coordination. Numbers ... for quantification.
Also: A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
(In numerous variations, more likely Beilby Porteus circa 1759 than Joseph Stalin. See: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/21/death-statistic/.)
Referring to your sadly languishing HN submission here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41228696
#Numeracy #Innumeracy #HackerNews #NewBooksNetwork #NickJEnfield #Language
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@ColinTheMathmo Re: (in)numeracy and leaders:
Language Vs. Reality: Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists
N. J. Enfield, Mar 23, 2022, MIT PRESS 2022
Nick Enfield’s book, Language vs. Reality: Why Language is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists (MIT Press, 2022), argues that language is primarily for social coordination, not precisely transferring thoughts from one person to another. Drawing on empirical research, Enfield shows that human lexicons the world over are far more coarse-grained than our perceptual faculties. Yet, at the same time, languages vary in the structure and sophistication of their representations. This means that, for instance, how different languages carve up the world influences not only how their speakers talk about the world, but also how they think about it. The book explores a range of linguistic phenomena, from lexical diversity to linguistic framing to the effects of narrative. As a result of understanding how language shapes our understanding of reality, Enfield argues that we can make more informed—and more ethical—decisions about our own language use, as individuals and communities.*
On the New Books Network: https://newbooksnetwork.com/language-vs-reality
Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBN2798566261.mp3 (MP3)
Enfield's key point is that language is useful for social coordination. Numbers ... for quantification.
Also: A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
(In numerous variations, more likely Beilby Porteus circa 1759 than Joseph Stalin. See: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/21/death-statistic/.)
Referring to your sadly languishing HN submission here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41228696
#Numeracy #Innumeracy #HackerNews #NewBooksNetwork #NickJEnfield #Language
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@ColinTheMathmo Re: (in)numeracy and leaders:
Language Vs. Reality: Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists
N. J. Enfield, Mar 23, 2022, MIT PRESS 2022
Nick Enfield’s book, Language vs. Reality: Why Language is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists (MIT Press, 2022), argues that language is primarily for social coordination, not precisely transferring thoughts from one person to another. Drawing on empirical research, Enfield shows that human lexicons the world over are far more coarse-grained than our perceptual faculties. Yet, at the same time, languages vary in the structure and sophistication of their representations. This means that, for instance, how different languages carve up the world influences not only how their speakers talk about the world, but also how they think about it. The book explores a range of linguistic phenomena, from lexical diversity to linguistic framing to the effects of narrative. As a result of understanding how language shapes our understanding of reality, Enfield argues that we can make more informed—and more ethical—decisions about our own language use, as individuals and communities.*
On the New Books Network: https://newbooksnetwork.com/language-vs-reality
Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBN2798566261.mp3 (MP3)
Enfield's key point is that language is useful for social coordination. Numbers ... for quantification.
Also: A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
(In numerous variations, more likely Beilby Porteus circa 1759 than Joseph Stalin. See: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/21/death-statistic/.)
Referring to your sadly languishing HN submission here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41228696
#Numeracy #Innumeracy #HackerNews #NewBooksNetwork #NickJEnfield #Language
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@ColinTheMathmo Re: (in)numeracy and leaders:
Language Vs. Reality: Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists
N. J. Enfield, Mar 23, 2022, MIT PRESS 2022
Nick Enfield’s book, Language vs. Reality: Why Language is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists (MIT Press, 2022), argues that language is primarily for social coordination, not precisely transferring thoughts from one person to another. Drawing on empirical research, Enfield shows that human lexicons the world over are far more coarse-grained than our perceptual faculties. Yet, at the same time, languages vary in the structure and sophistication of their representations. This means that, for instance, how different languages carve up the world influences not only how their speakers talk about the world, but also how they think about it. The book explores a range of linguistic phenomena, from lexical diversity to linguistic framing to the effects of narrative. As a result of understanding how language shapes our understanding of reality, Enfield argues that we can make more informed—and more ethical—decisions about our own language use, as individuals and communities.*
On the New Books Network: https://newbooksnetwork.com/language-vs-reality
Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBN2798566261.mp3 (MP3)
Enfield's key point is that language is useful for social coordination. Numbers ... for quantification.
Also: A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
(In numerous variations, more likely Beilby Porteus circa 1759 than Joseph Stalin. See: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/21/death-statistic/.)
Referring to your sadly languishing HN submission here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41228696
#Numeracy #Innumeracy #HackerNews #NewBooksNetwork #NickJEnfield #Language
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@ColinTheMathmo Re: (in)numeracy and leaders:
Language Vs. Reality: Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists
N. J. Enfield, Mar 23, 2022, MIT PRESS 2022
Nick Enfield’s book, Language vs. Reality: Why Language is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists (MIT Press, 2022), argues that language is primarily for social coordination, not precisely transferring thoughts from one person to another. Drawing on empirical research, Enfield shows that human lexicons the world over are far more coarse-grained than our perceptual faculties. Yet, at the same time, languages vary in the structure and sophistication of their representations. This means that, for instance, how different languages carve up the world influences not only how their speakers talk about the world, but also how they think about it. The book explores a range of linguistic phenomena, from lexical diversity to linguistic framing to the effects of narrative. As a result of understanding how language shapes our understanding of reality, Enfield argues that we can make more informed—and more ethical—decisions about our own language use, as individuals and communities.*
On the New Books Network: https://newbooksnetwork.com/language-vs-reality
Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBN2798566261.mp3 (MP3)
Enfield's key point is that language is useful for social coordination. Numbers ... for quantification.
Also: A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
(In numerous variations, more likely Beilby Porteus circa 1759 than Joseph Stalin. See: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/21/death-statistic/.)
Referring to your sadly languishing HN submission here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41228696
#Numeracy #Innumeracy #HackerNews #NewBooksNetwork #NickJEnfield #Language
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@mrsbeanbag @georgetakei Somewhat related:
A&W's 1/3 pounder failed, even though it offered more meat for the same price as McDonald's' Quarter Pounder, because people saw the fractions 1/3 and 1/4 and thought they were getting a worse deal -- 3 is less than 4.
They bounced back with the 3/9 lb. burger. "If sold out, a 2/6 lb. Burger can be specially made at no extra charge."
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@mrsbeanbag @georgetakei Somewhat related:
A&W's 1/3 pounder failed, even though it offered more meat for the same price as McDonald's' Quarter Pounder, because people saw the fractions 1/3 and 1/4 and thought they were getting a worse deal -- 3 is less than 4.
They bounced back with the 3/9 lb. burger. "If sold out, a 2/6 lb. Burger can be specially made at no extra charge."
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@mrsbeanbag @georgetakei Somewhat related:
A&W's 1/3 pounder failed, even though it offered more meat for the same price as McDonald's' Quarter Pounder, because people saw the fractions 1/3 and 1/4 and thought they were getting a worse deal -- 3 is less than 4.
They bounced back with the 3/9 lb. burger. "If sold out, a 2/6 lb. Burger can be specially made at no extra charge."
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@mrsbeanbag @georgetakei Somewhat related:
A&W's 1/3 pounder failed, even though it offered more meat for the same price as McDonald's' Quarter Pounder, because people saw the fractions 1/3 and 1/4 and thought they were getting a worse deal -- 3 is less than 4.
They bounced back with the 3/9 lb. burger. "If sold out, a 2/6 lb. Burger can be specially made at no extra charge."
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@mrsbeanbag @georgetakei Somewhat related:
A&W's 1/3 pounder failed, even though it offered more meat for the same price as McDonald's' Quarter Pounder, because people saw the fractions 1/3 and 1/4 and thought they were getting a worse deal -- 3 is less than 4.
They bounced back with the 3/9 lb. burger. "If sold out, a 2/6 lb. Burger can be specially made at no extra charge."
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Mathematically illiterate elevators
This elevator in a building of the Flemish government has difficulties dealing with floor number "-0", but no problem at all with floor number "0" (ground floor).
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Mathematically illiterate elevators
This elevator in a building of the Flemish government has difficulties dealing with floor number "-0", but no problem at all with floor number "0" (ground floor).
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Mathematically illiterate elevators
This elevator in a building of the Flemish government has difficulties dealing with floor number "-0", but no problem at all with floor number "0" (ground floor).
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Mathematically illiterate elevators
This elevator in a building of the Flemish government has difficulties dealing with floor number "-0", but no problem at all with floor number "0" (ground floor).
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Mathematically illiterate elevators
This elevator in a building of the Flemish government has difficulties dealing with floor number "-0", but no problem at all with floor number "0" (ground floor).
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That's really ... something. Definitely something. Have you considered sending it to John Allen Paulos?
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That's really ... something. Definitely something. Have you considered sending it to John Allen Paulos?
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That's really ... something. Definitely something. Have you considered sending it to John Allen Paulos?
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That's really ... something. Definitely something. Have you considered sending it to John Allen Paulos?