[2010-11-17 13:00:00] What do numbers and statistics really tell us about ourselves and our country, and how vulnerable are these data to manipulation? We'll find out this hour with NYU journalism professor Charles Seife, author of the new book "Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception" (Viking, 2010).Download the podcast here. See also: Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception
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