This is a popular science book that offers a very accessible look at how math figures in our lives, well beyond the obvious. What I found most interesting was the conclusion that math is not the bottom line hard truth we might think it to be. Everything, even math, depends on context and probability...
Great writer and interesting, make-you-think topics. While reading this book I started most days with one or two of these science essays before getting out of bed. K.C. Cole used to write for the LA Times.