Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-296) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Dare to know -- 1. Uncertainty -- 2. The illusion of certainty -- 3. Innumeracy -- 4. Insight -- pt. 2. Understanding uncertainties in the real world -- 5. Breast cancer screening -- 6. (Un)informed consent -- 7. AIDS counseling -- 8. Wife battering -- 9. Experts on trial -- 10. DNA fingerprinting -- 11. Violent people -- pt. 3. From innumeracy to insight -- 12. How innumeracy can be exploited -- 13. Fun problems -- 14. Teaching clear thinking.