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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking, written by Jordan Ellenberg, is a New York Times Best Selling book that connects various economic and societal philosophies with basic mathematics and statistical principles.

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  1. Times, Los Angeles. "In 'How Not to Be Wrong' Jordan Ellenberg makes math meaningful". http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-jordan-ellenberg-how-not-to-be-wrong-20140617-story.html. 
  2. Bird, Review by Orlando (2014-06-13). "‘How Not To Be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life’, by Jordan Ellenberg". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f617ecd6-f15c-11e3-9161-00144feabdc0.html. 
  3. Ellenberg, Jordan (2014-06-13). "How I Was Wrong" (in en-US). Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. http://www.slate.com/blogs/how_not_to_be_wrong/2014/06/13/how_not_to_be_wrong_the_author_of_the_book_explains_when_he_was_wrong.html. 
  4. "Thinking Inside the Box | On Wisconsin". http://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/features/thinking-inside-the-box/. 
  5. "How to Get Rich Playing the Lottery | Mathematical Association of America". http://www.maa.org/meetings/calendar-events/how-to-get-rich-playing-the-lottery. 
  6. "Mathematician Explains How To Figure Out What Time To Get To The Airport Before Your Flight". http://www.businessinsider.com/airport-utility-how-not-to-be-wrong-2014-6. 
  7. Ellenberg, Jordan (2014). How Not To Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking. Penguin Books. pp. 21–85. ISBN 978-0-14-312753-6. https://archive.org/details/hownottobewrongp0000elle. 
  8. Ellenberg, Jordan (2014). How Not To Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking. Penguin Books. pp. 89–191. https://archive.org/details/hownottobewrongp0000elle. 
  9. Ellenberg, Jordan (2014). How Not To Be Wrong:The Power of Mathematical Thinking. Penguin Books. pp. 196–291. https://archive.org/details/hownottobewrongp0000elle. 
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  14. Gates, Bill. "5 Books to Read This Summer". https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Summer-Books-2016. 
  15. Jabr, Ferris (November 7, 2012). "How Brainless Slime Molds Redefine Intelligence". Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brainless-slime-molds/. 
  16. Suri, Manil (2014-06-13). "Book review: "How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking," by Jordan Ellenberg" (in en-US). The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/book-review-how-not-to-be-wrong-the-power-of-mathematical-thinking-by-jordan-ellenberg/2014/06/13/40527e94-d9f5-11e3-b745-87d39690c5c0_story.html. 
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  18. Bellos, Alex (2014-06-13). "How Not to Be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life by Jordan Ellenberg – review". https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/13/how-not-to-be-wrong-hidden-maths-jordan-ellenberg-review. 
  19. "Mathematician Explains How To Figure Out What Time To Get To The Airport Before Your Flight". Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/airport-utility-how-not-to-be-wrong-2014-6. 
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