Charles Wheelan

Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called "sexy." From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. How can we catch schools that cheat on standardised tests? How does Netflix...

“[Wheelan is] the Dave Barry of the coin-flipping set.”— New York Times At last! A new edition of the economics book that won’t put you to sleep. In fact, you won’t be able to put this bestseller down. In our challenging economic climate, this perennial favourite of students and general readers is more than a good read, it’s a necessary...

Consider the $20 bill. It has no more value, as a simple slip of paper, than Monopoly money. Yet even children recognise that tearing one into small pieces is an act of inconceivable stupidity. What makes a $20 bill actually worth twenty dollars? In the third volume of his best-selling Naked series, Charles Wheelan uses this seemingly simple question to...