The Inequality Machine
Type: Book
As of November 2026, The Inequality Machine has been mentioned in one podcast episode on This American Life (Feb 2026). This American Life recommended it: Paul's latest book is called The Inequality Machine.
In probability theory, Chebyshev's inequality provides an upper bound on the probability of deviation of a random variable from its mean. More specifically, the probability that a random variable deviates from its mean by more than is at most , where is any positive constant and is the standard deviation.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Feb 2026 on This American Life |
| Author | Paul Tough |
| Subjects | Non-fiction |
| Published | N/A |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
Who recommended The Inequality Machine?
The Inequality Machine came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on This American Life.
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Recommended by: This American Life