The Hidden Half: How the World Conceals its Secrets - Brossura

Blastland, Michael

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ISBN 10: 1786496372 ISBN 13: 9781786496379

Casa editrice: Atlantic Books, 2019

Riassunto

Why does one smoker die of lung cancer but another live to 100? The answer is "The Hidden Half"—those random, unknowable variables that mess up our attempts to comprehend the world. We humans are very clever creatures—but we're idiots about how clever we really are. This entertaining and ingenious book reveals how in our quest to make the world more understandable, we lose sight of how unexplainable it often is. The result, from GDP figures to medicine, is that experts know a lot less than they think. Filled with compelling stories from economics, genetics, business, and science, The Hidden Half is a warning that an explanation which works in one arena may not work in another. Entertaining and provocative, it will change how you view the world.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Michael Blastland is a writer and broadcaster. He was the originator and first producer of BBC Radio 4's More or Less, Britain's most authoritative guide to numbers and evidence in public argument. He is the coauthor with Andrew Dilnot of The Numbers Game and the coauthor with David Spiegelhalter of The Norm Chronicles.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1786496372
• ISBN 13: 9781786496379
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 295
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile