Michael Blastland

Michael Blastland - La metà nascosta. Le forze invisibili che influenzano ogni cosa  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Karabas91 at April 12, 2021
Michael Blastland - La metà nascosta. Le forze invisibili che influenzano ogni cosa

Michael Blastland - La metà nascosta. Le forze invisibili che influenzano ogni cosa
Italiano | 2021 | 326 pages | ISBN: 883393635X | EPUB | 1,9 MB

Perché un fumatore muore per un tumore, mentre un altro vive fino a cento anni? Perché un uomo cresciuto in un quartiere difficile e in una famiglia disfunzionale entra ed esce dalla galera, mentre suo fratello diventa uno stimato professionista? La risposta sta nella «metà nascosta», ossia in quella cospicua parte di conoscenze che non riusciremo mai ad afferrare. La scienza finora ha dato spiegazioni lineari ai problemi più complessi, ottenendo risultati senz'altro ammirevoli. C'è però qualcosa che tendiamo a dimenticare, ossia che i dati non sono mai univoci e che tra le pieghe dei numeri si nascondono infinite variabili che non vengono prese in considerazione, vuoi perché «disturbano» il risultato finale, vuoi perché proprio non le si vede. Eppure questa metà nascosta del mondo è responsabile di risultati inaspettati, che si palesano con una certa regolarità e sono «inspiegabili» per gli stessi esperti..
The Numbers Game: The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News, in Politics, and in Life

Michael Blastland, Andrew Dilnot - The Numbers Game: The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News, in Politics, and in Life
Published: 2008-12-26 | ISBN: 1592404235, 1592404855 | EPUB + MOBI | 192 pages | 0.92 MB

Thinking in Pictures: Adventures in Trying to be Smart  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by First1 at Aug. 17, 2023
Thinking in Pictures: Adventures in Trying to be Smart

Thinking in Pictures: Adventures in Trying to be Smart by Michael Blastland
English | August 17th, 2023 | ISBN: 1838957464 | 336 pages | True EPUB | 14.43 MB

'One of the most original writers around. He has profoundly influenced my thinking.' Hannah Fry

The Norm Chronicles: Stories and numbers about danger  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by DZ123 at Aug. 19, 2020
The Norm Chronicles: Stories and numbers about danger

Michael Blastland David Spiegelhalter, "The Norm Chronicles: Stories and numbers about danger"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1846686210 | EPUB | pages: 386 | 2.2 mb

The Hidden Half: How the World Conceals its Secrets  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by First1 at April 21, 2019
The Hidden Half: How the World Conceals its Secrets

The Hidden Half: How the World Conceals its Secrets by Michael Blastland
English | April 4th, 2019 | ISBN: 1786497778, 1786496372 | 304 pages | EPUB | 0.97 MB

Why does one smoker die of lung cancer but another live to 100? The answer is 'The Missing Half' - those random, unknowable variables that mess up our attempts to comprehend the world.

The Hidden Half: How the World Conceals its Secrets [Audiobook]  Audiobooks

Posted by tarantoga at Oct. 22, 2019
The Hidden Half: How the World Conceals its Secrets [Audiobook]

Michael Blastland, Kris Dyer (Narrator), "The Hidden Half: How the World Conceals its Secrets"
ASIN: B07YN78MMH | 2019 | MP3@128 kbps | ~08:26:00 | 478 MB

Life Is Simple: How Occam's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Free butterfly at March 23, 2023
Life Is Simple: How Occam's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe

Life Is Simple: How Occam's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe by Johnjoe McFadden
English | September 28, 2021 | ISBN: 1541620445 | 328 pages | PDF (Converted) | 18 Mb

The Norm Chronicles: Stories and numbers about danger  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by leonardo78 at Jan. 19, 2021
The Norm Chronicles: Stories and numbers about danger

The Norm Chronicles: Stories and numbers about danger
Language: English | 2013 | ISBN: 1846686202 | 288 pages | EPUB + MOBI | (2,7 + 3,7) MB

Is it safer to fly or take the train? How dangerous is skydiving? And is eating that extra …

Prospect Magazine – January 2019  Magazines

Posted by Inshuf at Dec. 15, 2018
Prospect Magazine – January 2019

Prospect Magazine – January 2019
English | 132 pages | True PDF | 41.9 MB

Thinking in Pictures: Adventures in Trying to be Smart  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Free butterfly at Dec. 4, 2023
Thinking in Pictures: Adventures in Trying to be Smart

Thinking in Pictures: Adventures in Trying to be Smart by unknown author
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1838957464 | 336 pages | PDF | 18 Mb