Jason Rosenhouse, of the Evolution Blog, has written a book and it is now seemingly available for pre-order. It is The Monty Hall Problem: The Remarkable Story of Math's Most Contentious Brain Teaser
I've not gotten a review copy, so I can't personally tell you anything about this book, but I'm aware of Jason's command of this particular topic, so I'm sure it's fantastic. It has even been suggested that it could be used as a supplementary course text, so stats and probability instructors, take note!
Congratulations, Jason, nice job.
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"Money Hall" - are you suggesting that Jason has sold out?
Oops. Fixed. No, I'm sure he hasn't.
Thanks for the mention and for the kind words.
That should be interesting. The Monty Hall problem is a great example of how little people understand math. No amount of explanation or simulation will convince some people that you should always switch.
So, Egaeus, if the Monty Hall problem is a great example of how little people understand math -- what, in your opinion, is the best example for big people?
I think in big people brains cells are far away from each other and it affects understanding math. Stil they are better in history as their brains are bigger and have more space for remembering dates and surnames...
You may be on to soemthing. I was at Amazon, and searched category "books" with the terms: rosenhouse monty.
Amazon's search engine came back with: