Limits of the Numerical Poison Ivy Packed with inspirational stories

Packed with inspirational stories

This collection of Chekhov's finest early writing is headlined by 'The Steppe'

happily married

often through religious innovation and adaptation

His first monograph in nearly a decade introduces new audiences to his iconic paintings

Limits of the Numerical Poison Ivy Packed with inspirational storiesThis collection examines the uses of quantification in climate science, higher education, and health. Numbers are both controlling and fragile. They drive public policy, figuring into everything from college rankings to vaccine efficacy rates. At the same time, they are frequent objects of obfuscation, manipulation, or outright denial. This timely collection by a diverse group of humanists and social scientists challenges undue reverence or skepticism