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  • Factfulness

    Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

    par Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund ...
    OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases' BARACK OBAMA 'One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world' BILL GATESThe international bestseller, inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an ... En savoir plus

    2,99 €

  • Freakonomics

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    par Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...
    The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everythingWhich is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar ... En savoir plus

    8,99 €

  • Calling Bullshit

    The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World

    par Jevin D. West, Carl T. Bergstrom ...
    'A necessary book for our times. But also just great fun' Saul Perlmutter, Nobel LaureateThe world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act.Based on a popular course at the University of Washington, Calling Bullshit gives us ... En savoir plus

    10,99 €

  • The Art of Statistics

    Learning from Data

    par David Spiegelhalter ...
    Collection series Pelican Books
    'A statistical national treasure' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2'Required reading for all politicians, journalists, medics and anyone who tries to influence people (or is influenced) by statistics. A tour de force' Popular ScienceDo busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many ... En savoir plus

    10,99 €

  • The Tipping Point

    How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

    par Malcolm Gladwell ...
    From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia: discover Malcolm Gladwell's breakthrough debut and explore the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior.The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small ... En savoir plus

    Avant 10,99 € Après 9,49 €

  • The Art of Uncertainty

    How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck

    par David Spiegelhalter ...
    Collection series Pelican Books
    ‘Probably the UK’s greatest living statistician’ TelegraphFrom the UK’s ‘statistical national treasure’, a clever and data-driven guide to how we can live with risk and uncertaintyWe live in a world where uncertainty is inevitable. How should we deal with what we don’t know? And what role do chance, luck and coincidence play in our lives?David Spiegelhalter has spent his career dissecting data in ... En savoir plus

    Avant 14,99 € Après 8,99 €

  • End Times

    Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political Disintegration

    par Peter Turchin ...
    THE THOUGHT BOOK OF THE YEAR, THE TIMESA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'Game of Thrones-style intra-elite conflict meets big data' TLS'Extraordinary. . . the culmination of many years of highly original and innovative work' BloombergOne of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time offers a brilliant new theory of how society w... ... En savoir plus

    14,99 €

  • How Migration Really Works

    A Factful Guide to the Most Divisive Issue in Politics

    par Hein de Haas ...
    A VITALLY IMPORTANT BOOK CHALLENGING THE MANY MISCONCEPTIONS SURROUNDING THE TOPIC OF IMMIGRATION.**'A book that will force Left and Right alike to reconsider old assumptions . . . an important book' The Telegraph‘A careful, balanced, and convincing take . . . challenges much of what we think is obvious about migration’ Ian Morris, author of Why The West Rules – For Now**-------------------------- ... En savoir plus

    10,99 €

  • Freakonomics

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    par Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt ...
    'A sensation ... you'll be stimulated, provoked and entertained. Of how many books can that be said?' Sunday Telegraph'Prepare to be dazzled' Malcolm GladwellWITH A NEW FOREWORD CELEBRATING 20 YEARS SINCE PUBLICATIONAssume nothing, question everything.This is the message at the heart of Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner's rule-breaking, iconoclastic book about crack dealers, cheating teachers... ... En savoir plus

    14,99 €

  • Progress

    Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future

    par Johan Norberg ...
    A Book of the Year for The Economist and the ObserverOur world seems to be collapsing. The daily news cycle reports the deterioration: divisive politics across the Western world, racism, poverty, war, inequality, hunger. While politicians, journalists and activists from all sides talk about the damage done, Johan Norberg offers an illuminating and heartening analysis of just how far we have come ... En savoir plus

    8,94 €

  • Factfulness

    Dieci ragioni per cui non capiamo il mondo. E perché le cose vanno meglio di come pensiamo.

    par Hans Rosling ...
    Quali strumenti possiamo lasciare ai nostri figli per interpretare il mondo in perenne mutamento in cui viviamo? Come possiamo far fronte alla valanga quotidiana di notizie deprimenti che ci arriva dai media, dai social e dalla politica? Perché prestiamo più attenzione alle notizie negative, quelle che ci danno l'impressione che tutto stia lentamente, ma inesorabilmente, andando a rotoli? Di quali ... En savoir plus

    7,99 €

  • The New Worlds of Thomas Robert Malthus

    Rereading the Principle of Population

    par Alison Bashford, Joyce E. Chaplin ...
    An ambitious global history that fundamentally alters our understanding of MalthusThe New Worlds of Thomas Robert Malthus is a sweeping global and intellectual history that radically recasts our understanding of Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population, the most famous book on population ever written or ever likely to be. Malthus's Essay is also persistently misunderstood. First published ... En savoir plus

    Avant 44,30 € Après 29,78 €

  • Outgrowing Modernity

    Navigating Complexity, Complicity, and Collapse with Accountability and Compassion

    par Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, Keri Facer ...
    **The inevitable is coming fast. We know it in our bones—and it’s past time to face it.The highly anticipated follow-up to Hospicing Modernity: how we activate responsibility, nurture care, and grow up in the face of collapse—includes reflections, exercises, and prompts**Climate collapse, social crisis, the decline of modernity: colonialism, capitalism, and our full-faced denial have ushered in an ... En savoir plus

    12,50 €

  • Dataclysm

    Love, Sex, Race, and Identity--What Our Online Lives Tell Us about Our Offline Selves

    par Christian Rudder ...
    **A New York Times BestsellerAn audacious, irreverent investigation of human behavior—and a first look at a revolution in the making**Our personal data has been used to spy on us, hire and fire us, and sell us stuff we don’t need. In Dataclysm, Christian Rudder uses it to show us who we truly are.For centuries, we’ve relied on polling or small-scale lab experiments to study human behavior. Today, ... En savoir plus

    7,73 €

  • Bad Data

    How Governments, Politicians and the Rest of Us Get Misled by Numbers

    par Georgina Sturge ...
    'Essential reading ... An incisive and urgently needed book' Tim Harford'[An] entertaining introduction to the uses (and misuses) of data ... a penetrating analysis of why statistical literacy matters to our politics and our daily lives' Professor Jonathan PortesOur politicians make vital decisions and declarations every day that rely on official data. But should all statistics be trusted?In BAD ... En savoir plus

    3,99 €

  • You are Not So Smart

    Why Your Memory is Mostly Fiction, Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself

    par David McRaney ...
    Think you’re rational? Think again...‘Want to get smarter quickly? Read this book.’ David Eagleman, author of The Brain: The Story of YouHow many of your Facebook friends do you think you know? Would you help a stranger in need? Do you know why you’re so in love with your new smartphone? The truth is: you’re probably wrong. You are not so smart.In this international bestseller, award-winning ... En savoir plus

    8,94 €

  • Big data

    par Bart van der Sloot ...
    Collection Livre 62 - Elementaire Deeltjes
    Big data worden steeds vaker en door steeds meer partijen gebruikt: van adverteerders tot inlichtingendiensten, van de gezondheidszorg tot de belastingdienst. De wereld is data-gedreven en big data ontketenen volgens velen een revolutie die onze samenleving fundamenteel zal veranderen. Toch is er nog veel onduidelijk. Wat zijn big data bijvoorbeeld precies en hoe effectief zijn de toepassingen ... En savoir plus

    7,99 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know

    And Many Others You Will Find Interesting

    par Ronald Bailey, Marian L. Tupy ...
    “I would say that learning this material … has lifted some of the existential weight from me. Things aren’t as bad as they are trumpeted to be. In fact, they’re quite a bit better, and they’re getting better, and so we’re doing a better job than we thought. There’s more to us than we thought. We’re adopting our responsibilities as stewards of the planet rapidly. We are moving towards improving ... En savoir plus

    8,58 €

  • Foolproof

    Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity

    par Sander van der Linden ...
    Winner of British Psychological Society Best Book Prize (Popular Science) 2023Nature’s Top 10 Books of 2023A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023A Waterstones Book of the Year for Politics 2023Fake news. Alternative facts. Conspiracy theories. Misinformation is one of the defining problems of our age, and despite what we may think, we are all susceptible. So how and why d... ... En savoir plus

    Avant 21,76 € Après 8,99 €

  • When to Rob a Bank

    A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World

    par Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...
    Why don't flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com. Now the very best of this writing has been carefully curated into one volume, the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all ... En savoir plus

    9,49 €

  • How to Lie with Statistics

    par Darrell Huff ...
    **'A great introduction to a crucial topic' Bill Gates'Perhaps the most popular book on statistics ever published ... It's a marvel ... gave me a peek behind the curtain of statistical manipulation, showing me how the swindling was done so that I would not be fooled again' Tim Harford**In 1954, Darrell Huff decided enough was enough. Fed up with politicians, advertisers and journalists using ... En savoir plus

    10,99 €

  • Superfreakonomics

    Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

    par Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...
    Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner have spent four years uncovering the hidden side of even more controversial subjects, from terrorism to shark attacks, cable TV to hurricanes. The result is Superfreakonomics. It reveals, among other things:- Why you are more likely to be killed walking drunk than driving drunk- How a prostitute is more likely to sleep with a ... En savoir plus

    9,49 €

  • The Art of Statistical Thinking

    par Albert Rutherford, Jae H. Kim PhD ...
    Not knowing statistics can lead to a loss of money, time, and accurate information.What am I looking at? What do these numbers mean? Why? These are frequent thoughts of those who don't know much about statistics."I'm not a number's person" is not a good excuse to avoid learning the basics of this essential skill. Are you a person who earns money? Do you shop at the supermarket? Do you vote? Do you ... En savoir plus

    4,99 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • World Development Report 2021

    Data for Better Lives

    par World Bank ...
    Collection series World Development Report
    Today’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. And yet much of the value of data remains untapped. Data collected for one purpose have the potential to generate economic and social value in applications far beyond those originally anticipated. But many barriers stand in the way, ranging from misaligned incentives ... En savoir plus

    32,74 €