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1981 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Mathematics as Propaganda
verfasst von : Neal Koblitz
Erschienen in: Mathematics Tomorrow
Verlag: Springer New York
Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive
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One night several years ago while watching TV, I was surprised to see a mathematical equation make an appearance on the Tonight Show. The occasion was an interview with Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb and popularizer of population control as a solution to the world’s problems. At that time the ecology movement had just started to capture the attention of the public, and Mr. Ehrlich was arguing that the solution, as always, was in population control.