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Math--the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions--usually produces reasonable results But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes--conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true: Conclusions that, for example, tell us that a losing sports team can become a winning one by adding worse players than its opponents. Or that the thirteenth of the month is more likely to be a Friday than any other day. Or that cones can roll unaided uphill. In Nonplussed!--a delightfully eclectic collection of paradoxes from many different areas of math--popular-math writer Julian Havil reveals the math that shows the truth of these and many other unbelievable ideas.

Nonplussed! pays special attention to problems from probability and statistics, areas where intuition can easily be wrong. These problems include the vagaries of tennis scoring, what can be deduced from tossing a needle, and disadvantageous games that form winning combinations. Other chapters address everything from the historically important Torricelli's Trumpet to the mind-warping implications of objects that live on high dimensions. Readers learn about the colorful history and people associated with many of these problems in addition to their mathematical proofs.

Nonplussed! will appeal to anyone with a calculus background who enjoys popular math books or puzzles.

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Why do people accept ideas that are contradicted by science or logic? In "Implausible Beliefs", Allan Mazur offers a comparative look at the nature of irrational belief systems, their social roots, and their cultural and political impact. Mazur first provides standards for judging beliefs implausible and assesses the scope of the problem in the United States with respect to politics and social policy. He describes and defends commonsense criteria that together make a strong case that certainly views should not be sustained in the face of present-day understanding. Mazur concludes this first part with a statistical portrait of implausible beliefs in the United States, and who tends to accept them. He then applies criteria for implausibility to the Bible, astrology, and visitation to Earth of intelligent beings from other worlds. Pointing out that everyone "knows" the Bible but few actually read it, Mazur scrolls through the first five books of the text, noting point after point that undermines scripture's natural history and moral guidance. Working on the assumption that implausible religious views are fundamentally no different from implausible secular views, he critiques secular beliefs in astrology and UFOs. Mazur concludes the volume with an attempt to explain why most people accept implausibilities - some more than others - despite evidence and logic that refute them. Looking to mainstream sociology and psychology, Mazur shows how as children we are socialized into these or similar beliefs, and how as adults we are influenced by spouses and friends. Personality is also a factor, sometimes abetted by stressful or lonely life situations. "Implausible Beliefs" differs from most current books on the subject by analyzing the overarching similarity of religious and secular belief systems. Lucidly written, it is a provocative and informative contribution to the literature of social psychology, sociology, religion, political science, and American studies..
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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2007. The length of the article is 3391 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Holding life by the reins; Political refugee Drexler's implausible Downs success may be just the start.(Sports)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication:Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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A pregnant woman, abandoned A man seeking a second chance. An immortal Evil in the first phase of a new war to overthrow Creation.

Where Hope wills, can Faith win out?

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It is commonly agreed that the churches of Europe are in crisis but why? How can we explain their dramatic decline over the past four decades? In particular, why do contemporary people struggle to believe? And how might the churches address the crisis of credibility? Are there already signs of hope? And what can tenacious forms of religion teach the churches as they go about their task of mission? Mission Implausible tackles these questions using the tools of sociological analysis. It argues that much of the blame for church decline is misplaced and that a broader explanation is required which sets the current crisis within a historical and sociological perspective. Written for church leaders, theologians, students of theology and sociology and all those concerned with Christian mission, Mission Implausible explores a range of strategies aimed at rebuilding a social climate favorable to Christian belief..
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This digital document is an article from Chief Executive (U.S.), published by Chief Executive Publishing on March 1, 1992. The length of the article is 1009 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The concept of a corporate virtual reality clinic (CVRC) extends the capacity for creative thinking and strategic planning of corporate directors and executives beyond the limits of the present realm. The CVRC concept is used tohumorously illustrate the shape of corporate planning in the future. The hypothetical CVRC is linked to interactive computers equipped with three-dimensional screens that allow all forms of expression of the executives to be relayed to the CEO in terms of sound, smell, feel and taste. The CVRC permits executives to go through a whole range of corporate planning scenarios while wearing a suit designed to relay all their thoughts and emotions with the goal of developing winning strategies.

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Title: Mission implausible. (concept of a corporate virtual reality clinic) (The Soft Machine)
Author: Robert Bittlestone
Publication:Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 1992
Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing
Issue: n74 Page: p70(1)

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