Brian W. Kernighan is professor of computer science at Princeton University. His many books include Understanding the Digital World: What You Need to Know about Computers, the Internet, Privacy, and Security (Princeton).
"This sophisticated, rich, and accessible book walks us through
something we all need but are almost never taught: number sense.
The reader is left with real skills and confidence about
understanding and interpreting numbers, probabilities, graphics,
and much more. Brian Kernighan has done a great service by offering
tools that will help all of us become more informed citizens,
patients, parents, and news consumers--and better bullshit
detectors."--Zeynep Tufekci, contributing opinion writer for the
New York Times and author of Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and
Fragility of Networked Protest
"A delightful introduction to an important topic, this book will
appeal to far more than technical readers and could become a
classic."--Jon Bentley, retired Distinguished Member of Technical
Staff, Bell Labs Research
"The indispensable guide to numerical trickery, deception, and
flimflam!"--Harry Lewis, coauthor of Blown to Bits: Your Life,
Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion
"Numbers, graphs and statistics can often be misleading and
misrepresented. In Millions, Billions, Zillions: Defending Yourself
in a World of Too Many Numbers, Kernighan provides the reader with
an entertaining and useful guide to avoid becoming a victim of
number abuse."---Ben Rothke, RSA Conference
"Having a healthy skepticism toward numbers and giving readers the
tools to think about math more logically is the purpose of this
easily read, slight book. Brian W. Kernighan adroitly distills
complex issues. His tone is more that of a mellow friend breaking
down a concept that flummoxes you rather than an Ivy League
professor expounding on the elegance of numbers."---Jacqueline
Cutler, NJ.com
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