"This book inoculates readers against the misinformation epidemic by cultivating scientific habits of mind. From dissolving our fear of numbers and demystifying graphs to elucidating the key concepts of probability and the use of precise language and logic, David J. Helfand wages a provocative battle against sloppy thinking while making science both accessible and entertaining."--Back cover.

"This book provides an inoculation against the misinformation epidemic by cultivating scientific habits of mind. From dissolving our fear of numbers and demystifying graphs, to elucidating the key concepts of probability and the use of precise language and logic, Helfand supplies an essential set of apps for the pre-frontal cortex while making science both accessible and entertaining."--Publisher marketing.