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How Not to be Wrong, by Jordan Ellenberg 乔丹·艾伦伯格《如何避免错误》 Ellenberg, a mathematician and writer, explains how math plays into our daily lives without our even knowing it. Each chapter starts with a subject that seems fairly straightforward—electoral politics, say, or the Massachusetts lottery—and then uses it as a jumping-off point to talk about the math involved. 艾伦博格是名数学家，同时身为作家，他向我们解释了缘何数学潜移默化地在我们生活中发挥作用。每一章节的开头都相当直接，如，从政治选举说开去，然后荡开一笔谈论其中的数学。 The book’s larger point is that, as Ellenberg writes, “to do mathematics is to be, at once, touched by fire and bound by reason”. 这本书的亮点在于，如同艾伦博格所写道的，数学就是忽然触及火焰，又为理性所约束。 | 
