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13 produkter
13 produkter
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
166 kr
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A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Insightful, absorbing and entertaining' TLS'Brilliant' ALEX BELLOS'Illuminating' DAILY MAIL'The case for better evidence in post-evidence times' FINANCIAL TIMES'Profound and utterly absorbing' CHRIS VAN TULLEKENHow far would you go in your search for certainty? And once you get there, how do you convince others?From the medieval Islamic world to the recent pandemic, scientific progress has relied on different methods of establishing fact from fiction. Today, in the face of ever-increasing disinformation, how we prove things - to ourselves and others - has never felt more urgent.But there is far more to proof than axioms, theories and scientific laws: when demonstrating that an experimental medical treatment works, persuading a jury of someone's guilt, or deciding whether to trust a new type of financial transaction, weighing up evidence is rarely simple.Bestselling author, statistician and epidemiologist Adam Kucharski ranges across science, politics, philosophy and economics to explore how truth emerges - and why it falters.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
290 kr
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A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK AND BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025'Insightful, absorbing and entertaining' TLS'Brilliant' ALEX BELLOS'Illuminating' DAILY MAIL'The case for better evidence in post-evidence times' FINANCIAL TIMES'Profound and utterly absorbing' CHRIS VAN TULLEKENHow far would you go in your search for certainty? And once you get there, how do you convince others?From the medieval Islamic world to the recent pandemic, scientific progress has relied on different methods of establishing fact from fiction. Today, in the face of ever-increasing disinformation, how we prove things - to ourselves and others - has never felt more urgent.But there is far more to proof than axioms, theories and scientific laws: when demonstrating that an experimental medical treatment works, persuading a jury of someone's guilt, or deciding whether to trust a new type of financial transaction, weighing up evidence is rarely simple.Bestselling author, statistician and epidemiologist Adam Kucharski ranges across science, politics, philosophy and economics to explore how truth emerges - and why it falters.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
118 kr
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An Observer Book of the YearA Times Science Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the YearA Financial Times Science Book of the Year'Astonishingly bold' Daily Mail'It is hard to imagine a more timely book ... much of the modern world will make more sense having read it.' The TimesWe live in a world that's more interconnected than ever before. Our lives are shaped by outbreaks - of disease, of misinformation, even of violence - that appear, spread and fade away with bewildering speed. To understand them, we need to learn the hidden laws that govern them. From 'superspreaders' who might spark a pandemic or bring down a financial system to the social dynamics that make loneliness catch on, The Rules of Contagion offers compelling insights into human behaviour and explains how we can get better at predicting what happens next.Along the way, Adam Kucharski explores how innovations spread through friendship networks, what links computer viruses with folk stories - and why the most useful predictions aren't necessarily the ones that come true.Now revised and updated with content on Covid-19.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
333 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2021
319 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2017
365 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2017
127 kr
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Gamblers have been trying to figure out how to game the system since our ancestors first made wagers over dice fashioned from knucklebones: in revolutionary Paris, the 'martingale' strategy was rumoured to lead to foolproof success at roulette ; today, professional gamblers are using cutting-edge techniques to tilt the odds in their favour. Science is giving us the competitive edge over opponents, casinos and bookmakers. But is there such a thing as a perfect bet?The Perfect Bet looks beyond probability and statistics to examine how wagers have inspired a plethora of new disciplines - spanning chaos theory, machine learning and game theory - which are not just revolutionising gambling, but changing our fundamental notions about chance, randomness and luck.Explaining why poker is gaming's last bastion of human superiority over AI, how methods originally developed for the US nuclear programme are helping pundits predict sports results and why a new breed of algorithms are losing banks millions, The Perfect Bet has the inside track on any wager you'd care to place.
E-bok
Engelska, 2016118 kr
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Gamblers have been trying to figure out how to game the system since our ancestors first made wagers over dice fashioned from knucklebones: in revolutionary Paris, the ''martingale'' strategy was rumoured to lead to foolproof success at roulette ; today, professional gamblers are using cutting-edge techniques to tilt the odds in their favour. Science is giving us the competitive edge over opponents, casinos and bookmakers. But is there such a thing as a perfect bet?The Perfect Bet looks beyond probability and statistics to examine how wagers have inspired a plethora of new disciplines - spanning chaos theory, machine learning and game theory - which are not just revolutionising gambling, but changing our fundamental notions about chance, randomness and luck. Explaining why poker is gaming''s last bastion of human superiority over AI, how methods originally developed for the US nuclear programme are helping pundits predict sports results and why a new breed of algorithms are losing banks millions, The Perfect Bet has the inside track on any wager you''d care to place.
E-bok
Engelska, 2020114 kr
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An Observer Book of the YearA Times Science Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the YearA Financial Times Science Book of the Year''Astonishingly bold'' Daily Mail''It is hard to imagine a more timely book ... much of the modern world will make more sense having read it.'' The TimesWe live in a world that''s more interconnected than ever before. Our lives are shaped by outbreaks - of disease, of misinformation, even of violence - that appear, spread and fade away with bewildering speed. To understand them, we need to learn the hidden laws that govern them. From ''superspreaders'' who might spark a pandemic or bring down a financial system to the social dynamics that make loneliness catch on, The Rules of Contagion offers compelling insights into human behaviour and explains how we can get better at predicting what happens next.Along the way, Adam Kucharski explores how innovations spread through friendship networks, what links computer viruses with folk stories - and why the most useful predictions aren''t necessarily the ones that come true.Now revised and updated with content on Covid-19.
Del 29 - Polish Studies – Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Placing Poland at the heart of Irishness
Irish political elites in relation to Poland and the Poles in the first half of the nineteenth century
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
812 kr
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The main theme and objective of this book is the evolution of the Irish attitude towards Poland and the Poles during the first half of the nineteenth century. The book explores advanced Irish-Polish relations, emphasising the place of the Polish Question in the process of shaping modern Irish nationalism, and how from a distant, nearly exotic, country before the end of the eighteenth century, Poland became a source of parallels for the Irish nationalists. Using statistical and geographical analyses, the book goes on to show how the Polish revolution led to the ultimate foundation of the Irish-Polish advanced relations and the role of Poland in the process of shaping modern Irish nationalism.
Inbunden, Tyska, 2020
333 kr
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E-bok
Spanska, 2020122 kr
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Un virus mortal se extiende repentinamente en la población, un movimiento político se acelera y luego desaparece rápidamente, una idea avanza como un incendio forestal, cambiando nuestro mundo para siempre… El mundo está más interconectado que nunca, nuestras vidas están formadas por brotes de enfermedades, de desinformación o incluso de violencia que aparecen, se propagan y se desvanecen a una velocidad desconcertante. Los brotes parecen estar impulsados por la aleatoriedad y leyes ocultas, y para comprenderlas debemos comenzar a pensar como matemáticos. El epidemiólogo Adam Kucharski ofrece explicaciones sobre el comportamiento humano y sobre cómo podemos mejorar para predecir lo que sucederá a continuación, y nos revela cómo los nuevos enfoques matemáticos están transformando lo que sabemos sobre el contagio, desde las iniciativas revolucionarias que ayudaron a abordar la violencia armada en Chicago hasta la verdad detrás de la difusión de noticias falsas. Y en el camino, explica cómo las innovaciones y las emociones pueden extenderse a través de nuestras redes de amistad, lo que las enfermedades de transmisión sexual nos pueden decir sobre la banca y por qué algunas predicciones de brotes se equivocan.
E-bok
Svenska, 202199 kr
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Smittsamma utbrott kan anta många former; från innovationer till gängkriminalitet. Ibland vill vi att saker ska ta fart, ibland är det livsavgörande att de stannar upp. För varje virus som hoppar från djur till människa och blir en pandemi är det miljoner som inte infekterar någon alls.Under det senaste året har vi blivit bekanta med begrepp som de flesta av oss inte tänkt särskilt mycket på förut: reproduktionstal, superspridare och flockimmunitet är några av dem. De matematiska modeller som beskriver virusets spridning påverkar myndigheternas åtgärder och har stor effekt på våra liv.Matematikern och epidemiologen Adam Kucharski har lyckats med konststycket att skriva en bladvändare utifrån dessa modeller. Forskning kring sjukdomsutbrott löper som en röd tråd i boken, men idag används samma modeller också för att förstå och förutspå smittsamma fenomen inom helt andra fält. Författaren beskriver dessa dolda lagar, han kopplar samman saker som ter sig vitt skilda och förklarar dem på nya sätt: hur finanskriser beter sig som sexuellt överförbara sjukdomar och hur metoder som användes för att utrota smittkoppor nu tas i bruk för att minska våld med skjutvapen. Han visar på mönster och logik i det som ter sig nyckfullt, enormt och ogreppbart.Smitta berättar mycket om mänskligt beteende, den moderna världen och hur vi försöker förutspå framtiden.