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Anyone read this book?
How was it?

>> No.8944398

>how not to be wrong
Find specific, SPECIFIC empirical evidence before stating any conclusions.

>> No.8944401
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>>8944392
>how not to be wrong

i've seen something like this before

>> No.8944415

I just marathonned this book

Let me know what i thunk of it

When you feel up to it

>> No.8944418

Well, the author isn't wrong...

>> No.8944512

>>8944392

dogshit dude, (((Ellenberg))) simply compiled, edited, and published the comments of the Occupy Democrats Facebook page. I don't think there was a single equation or proof in there.

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>>8944398
>empirical evidence
an oxymoron that you turn into a spook

>> No.8944538

>>8944524
the fuck?

>> No.8944539

>>8944524
>stirnerfag
>illiterate
Like pottery. It's a pleonasm, not oxymoron.

>> No.8945025

>>8944392
Yeah. It's ok, but he mostly writes about basic calculus, statistics and some history

>> No.8945028

>>8944392
>how to jew your way around everything
>Ellenberg
Figures.

>> No.8945426

>>8944401
lol

>> No.8945444

>>8944392
>How To Write A Profitable Book
>By Shlomo Shekelberg

instant bestseller

>> No.8945734

>>8944392
the title is very very dumb, but I liked the book, is probably the closest thing to a "pop math" book there is.

>> No.8945981

>>8945444
sad but true. we are saturated with shit unfortunately.