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March 30, 2001

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES AND RICH SONES, PH.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. Can mathematics help you find a mate?

    A. Don’t discount it. In his book “Innumeracy,” John Allen Paulos offers an unusual strategy based on probability theory. You know you can date around too little, forever after wondering if you found the best person. Or you can play the field perhaps too much, then one day realize you turned your back on your very best relationship long ago.


     
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