How to Expect the Unexpected
- Author Kit Yates
- Narrator Kit Yates
- Publisher Quercus
- Publish Date 6 July 2023
- Run Time 11 hours and 42 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Cognition and cognitive psychology, Mathematical logic, Mathematics, Probability and statistics.
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Ever since the dawn of human civilisation, we have been trying to make predictions about what's in store for us. We do this on a personal level, so that we can get on with our lives efficiently (should I hang my laundry out to dry, or will it rain?). But we also have to predict on a much larger scale, often for the good of our broader society (how can we spot economic downturns or prevent terrorist attacks?).
For just as long, we have been getting it wrong. From religious oracles to weather forecasters, and from politicians to economists, we are subjected to poor predictions all the time. Our job is to separate the good from the bad. Unfortunately, the foibles of our own biology - the biases that ultimately make us human - can let us down when it comes to making rational inferences about the world around us. And that can have disastrous consequences.
How to Expect the Unexpected will teach you how and why predictions go wrong, help you to spot phony forecasts and give you a better chance of getting your own predictions correct.
(P) 2023 Quercus Editions Limited
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| Author | Kit Yates |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Kit Yates |
| Duration | 11 hours and 42 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781529408713 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Quercus |
| Genre | Cognition and cognitive psychology, Mathematical logic, Mathematics, Probability and statistics |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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