What Headlines Would Look Like If We Lived in a Mathematically Literate World

The Huffington Post did this cool thing called "What Headlines Would Look Like If We Lived in a Mathematically Literate World." It is what it says it is, and it's awesome. You can check out the full article by clicking this little linky thing, or see my favorites below.

• Our World: Firm's Meteoric Rise Explained by Daring Strategy, Bold Leadership
• Mathematically Literate World: Firm's Meteoric Rise Explained by Good Luck, Selection Bias
• Our World: Gas Prices Hit Record High (Unadjusted for Inflation)
• Mathematically Literate World: Gas Prices Hit Record High (In a Vacuous, Meaningless Sense)
• Our World: After Switch in Standardized Tests, Scores Drop
• Mathematically Literate World: After Switch in Standardized Tests, Scores No Longer Directly Comparable
• Our World: Controversial Program Would Cost $50 Million in Taxpayer Money
• Mathematically Literate World: Controversial Program Would Cost 0.0001 Percent of Taxpayer Money
• Our World: Proposal Would Tax $250,000-Earners at 40 Percent
• Mathematically Literate World: Proposal Would Tax $250,000-Earners' Very Last Dollar, and That Dollar Alone, at 40 Percent
• Our World: Local Heat Wave Seen as Sign of Global Warming
• Mathematically Literate World: Local Heat Wave Not Seen as Meaningful Indicator of Global Trends
• Our World: Still No Scientific Consensus on Global Warming
• Mathematically Literate World: Still 90 Percent Scientific Consensus on Global Warming