Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences — Why vivid risks beat real ones

Crisis in Perception · Apr 1, 2026 · 52m

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

Author: John Allen Paulos

This episode explores Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos as a systems-level analysis of how probabilistic illiteracy influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.

By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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