Think Like a Maths Genius
Think Like a Maths Genius by Arthur Benjamin is a 2008 Personal Development book written by TED speaker Michael Shermer, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "Why people believe weird things" (2006), 8.6M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 2 years after the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 2nd of 4 books by Michael Shermer on Books Worth Reading (2003–2022), by publication year.
- Edition: imusti, 2008 · 302 pages
The paired TED talk
Why people believe weird things (2006), the TED talk by Michael Shermer.
From the publisher
The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge through careful observation, rigorous skepticism, hypothesis testing, and experimental validation. Developed from ancient and medieval practices, it acknowledges that cognitive assumptions can distort the interpretation of the observation. The scientific method has characterized science since at least the 17th century. Scientific inquiry includes creating a testable hypothesis through inductive reasoning, testing it through experiments and statistical analysis, and adjusting or discarding the hypothesis based on the results.