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9 produkter
Tiger That Isn't
Seeing Through a World of Numbers
Av Andrew Dilnot, Michael Blastland
Häftad, 2008
134 kr
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Mathematics scares and depresses most of us, but politicians, journalists and everyone in power use numbers all the time to bamboozle us. Most maths is really simple - as easy as 2+2 in fact. Better still it can be understood without any jargon, any formulas - and in fact not even many numbers. …
Hidden Half
The Unseen Forces That Influence Everything
Häftad, 2020
153 kr
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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. In this entertaining and …
The Norm Chronicles: Stories and Numbers about Danger and Death
Av Michael Blastland, David Spiegelhalter
Häftad
418 kr
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The Numbers Game: The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News, in Politics, and in Life
Av Michael Blastland, Andrew Dilnot
Häftad, 2010
334 kr
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Thinking in Pictures
Adventures in Trying to be Smart
Inbunden, 2023
176 kr
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'One of the most original writers around. He has profoundly influenced my thinking.' Hannah Fry Why thinking in pictures? Short answer: because the words seem to need help. If you sample the many smart-thinking books to hit the shelves recently, they all promise a smarter, more rational you, and it …
Norm Chronicles
Stories and numbers about danger
Av David Spiegelhalter, Michael Blastland
Häftad, 2014
121 kr
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Meet Norm. He's 31, 5'9", just over 13 stone, and works a 39 hour week. He likes a drink, doesn't do enough exercise and occasionally treats himself to a bar of chocolate (milk). He's a pretty average kind of guy. In fact, he is the average guy in this clever and unusual take on statistical risk, …
Tiger That Isn't
Seeing Through a World of Numbers
Av Andrew Dilnot, Michael Blastland
E-bok, 2010
143 kr
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Mathematics scares and depresses most of us, but politicians, journalists and everyone in power use numbers all the time to bamboozle us. Most maths is really simple - as easy as 2+2 in fact. Better still it can be understood without any jargon, any formulas - and in fact not even many numbers. …
Joe
The Only Boy in the World
E-bok, 2011
106 kr
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An exceptionally haunting memoir that also shows us what it is to be really human. In a hardware store, Joe sits on a display toilet amidst the throng of customers and wees, smiling serenely. He thumps crying babies. He is amazed when the car he runs in front of actually hits him. Joe is ten and …
Norm Chronicles
Stories and numbers about danger
Av David Spiegelhalter, Michael Blastland
E-bok, 2013
112 kr
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Meet Norm. He''s 31, 5''9", just over 13 stone, and works a 39 hour week. He likes a drink, doesn''t do enough exercise and occasionally treats himself to a bar of chocolate (milk). He''s a pretty average kind of guy. In fact, he is the average guy in this clever and unusual take on statistical …
