Charles Seife is an American author, journalist, and professor at New York University. He has written extensively on scientific and mathematical topics.
Seife holds a mathematics degree from Princeton University (1993),[1] an M.S. in mathematics from Yale University and a M.S. in journalism from Columbia University.[2]
Seife wrote for Science magazine and New Scientist before joining the Department of Journalism at New York University where he became a professor.[2]
His first and best-known published book is Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (Viking, 2000).[3]
Another well-known book from Seife is Proofiness: How You're Being Fooled By the Numbers (Penguin, 2010).[4] Here, Seife focuses on how much propaganda uses numbers worded in such a way that they confuse people and can be misinterpreted.[5]
Other books by Seife are:
Seife's freelance work has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Scientific American, and The Economist, among others.[2] Throughout his career, he has written many book reviews, especially of books which focus on mathematics.
Seife is a member of PEN, the National Association of Science Writers, and the D.C. Science Writers Association.[citation needed]