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Jordan Ellenberg
Jordan Ellenberg is a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin. His book How Not To Be Wrong is forthcoming. He blogs at Quomodocumque.
Articles By Jordan Ellenberg
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Is Powerball a Mug's Game?
It all depends on when you play—and what value you put on a dollar.
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Down With the Perfect 10!
A mathematician explains the genius of the new gymnastics scoring system.
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The Mathematics of Narcissism
The common statistical thread between psychiatric diagnosis and grad school rankings.
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Brutally Hard Math Is Its Own Reward
Russian mathematician Grigory Perelmanturned down $1 million for proving the Poincaré conjecture. What's that?
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Guilt by Calculation
It takes more than an Excel sheet to prove the Iranian election was fixed.
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We're Down $700 Billion. Let's Go Double or Nothing!
How the financial markets fell for a 400-year-old sucker bet.
