MISCHIEF OF MATH, THE

Embark on a whimsical odyssey through the realms of ethics in AI bots, logic, game theory, paradoxes, biases, fake data detection, graph theory, and so much more! Within these pages you'll find a collection of fictional short stories that weave together the intriguing, the counterintuitive and the downright quirky with bold characters from every walk of life.

Contents:
The Archipelago of Serene Deep:When Pigs Fly: Scientific Experimentation & Cascading ErrorsUltra-Altruism: Economic StabilityFakebook: Fake Data, Privacy, AI Bots, & Signalling GamesDeadly Serious Party: Political EstablishmentPandemic Pandemonium:The Forever Virus: HypothesizingEnding the Forever Virus: Policy & DeploymentCounterintuitive Chaos:Explosive Logic: Logical FallaciesConcrete Evidence: Number TricksExistential Overload: Morality & EthicsBlue Album: Applied MathematicsInfinity and Beyond: Abstract Mathematics
Readership: All undergraduate and students in the second half of high school, particularly in the fields of mathematics, computer science, engineering, economics, business, political science, and social science; General public who are curious about the intricacies and counterintuitive nature of reality.

Key Features: A readable entertaining book of stories that encourages the reader to serendipitously explore a larger multidisciplinary digital archipelago (e.g., WWW, wiki, chatbots, YouTube) of skills needed to solve wicked problems that humans face (e.g., viruses, conflicts, AI, Crypto) A fun textbook that doubles up as a classroom tool as well as a fun read Every chapter is a completely new and unique style of writing Diverse cast of characters from every walk of life A must have for all undergrads as it gives a really good perspective of how uncertain and deceptive reality and life in general can be (not only math and computer science) High density of thought-provoking ideas through quotes, anecdotes and open questions thoroughly peppered through the chapters 'Look me up' sections that foster the curious reader's knowledge to further expand Fun exercises that tickle the mind that can also be used as assignments