What a mathematically incorrect Facebook meme gets right about the lottery

Jan 12, 2016 Source: RedEye Chicago

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So: Why have 1.3 million people reshared the meme on Facebook, and why have hundreds of thousands liked it? Some are doubtlessly mocking the meme's bad math—but others, I suspect, agree strongly with the general philosophy of Philipe Andolini, the ... (Read More)

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