{"product_id":"proofiness-how-youre-being-fooled-by-the-numbers","title":"Proofiness: How You're Being Fooled by the Numbers","description":"From the author of Zero, comes this \"admirable salvo against quantitative bamboozlement by the media and the government\" (The Boston Globe)\nIn Zero, Charles Seife presented readers with a thrilling account of the strangest number known to humankind. Now he shows readers how the power of skewed metrics-or \"proofiness\"- is being used to alter perception in both amusing and dangerous ways. Proofiness is behind such bizarre stories as a mathematical formula for the perfect butt and sprinters who can run faster than the speed of sound. But proofiness also has a dark side: bogus mathematical formulas used to undermine our democracy-subverting our justice system, fixing elections, and swaying public opinion with lies. By doing the real math, Seife elegantly and good-humoredly scrutinizes our growing obsession with metrics while exposing those who misuse them.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0143120077\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0143120077.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Seife, Charles\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43335275413565,"sku":"BVV.0143120077.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0143120077-0.jpg?v=1783721651","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/proofiness-how-youre-being-fooled-by-the-numbers","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}