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Revenge of the Tipping Point

Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

par Malcolm Gladwell ...

Lu par Malcolm Gladwell ...

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8 heure 25 min

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns in this New York Times bestseller that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.Why is Miami ... Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the ... En savoir plus

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Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns in this New York Times bestseller that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.Why is Miami ... Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the
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The Black Swan: Second Edition

The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"

par Nassim Nicholas Taleb ...

Lu par Joe Ochman ...

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15 heure 48 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The most influential book of the past seventy-five years: a groundbreaking exploration of everything we know about what we don’t know, now with a new section called “On Robustness and Fragility.”A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation ... En savoir plus

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The most influential book of the past seventy-five years: a groundbreaking exploration of everything we know about what we don’t know, now with a new section called “On Robustness and Fragility.”A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation
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Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything

A Theory of Human Misunderstanding

par Bobby Duffy ...

Lu par Nicholas Tecosky ...

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7 heure 35 min

A leading social researcher explains why humans so consistently misunderstand the outside worldHow often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the ... En savoir plus

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A leading social researcher explains why humans so consistently misunderstand the outside worldHow often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the
... En savoir plus
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The Precipice

Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

par Toby Ord ...

Lu par Toby Ord ...

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8 heure 13 min

From one of the world’s leading moral voices, this urgent and eye-opening book makes the case thatprotecting humanity’s future is the central challenge of our time.If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years—enough time toend disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With ... En savoir plus

$27.13 CAD

From one of the world’s leading moral voices, this urgent and eye-opening book makes the case thatprotecting humanity’s future is the central challenge of our time.If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years—enough time toend disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With
... En savoir plus
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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 Ronnlund ...

Lu par Richard Harries ...

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8 heure 50 min

For fans of Freakonomics and Thinking, Fast and Slow, here is a book by Hans Rosling, the scientist called "a true inspiration" by Bill Gates, that teaches us how to see the world as it truly is. Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends-what percentage of the world's population live ... En savoir plus

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For fans of Freakonomics and Thinking, Fast and Slow, here is a book by Hans Rosling, the scientist called "a true inspiration" by Bill Gates, that teaches us how to see the world as it truly is. Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends-what percentage of the world's population live
... En savoir plus
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The Theory That Would Not Die

How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy

par Sharon Bertsch McGrayne ...

Lu par Laural Merlington ...

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11 heure 51 min

Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok.In the first-ever account of Bayes' rule for general readers, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores this controversial ... En savoir plus

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Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok.In the first-ever account of Bayes' rule for general readers, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores this controversial
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Цифры врут. Как не дать статистике обмануть себя

par Дэвид Чиверс, Том Чиверс ...

Lu par Таня Фельгенгауэр ...

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5 heure 29 min

НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) (ПРОИЗВЕДЕН, РАСПРОСТРАНЕН И (ИЛИ) НАПРАВЛЕН) ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ (Татьяной Фельгенгауэр Владимировной), ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА (Татьяна Фельгенгауэр Владимировна). Чтение на ночь сокращает жизнь. Видеоигры провоцируют массовые убийства. Газировка делает людей агрессивными. Что?! Нет! Каждый день медиа пишут о сенсационных открытиях и ... En savoir plus

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НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) (ПРОИЗВЕДЕН, РАСПРОСТРАНЕН И (ИЛИ) НАПРАВЛЕН) ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ (Татьяной Фельгенгауэр Владимировной), ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА (Татьяна Фельгенгауэр Владимировна). Чтение на ночь сокращает жизнь. Видеоигры провоцируют массовые убийства. Газировка делает людей агрессивными. Что?! Нет! Каждый день медиа пишут о сенсационных открытиях и
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Statistics for Beginners: How easy it is to lie with statistics in business, social science, politics, criminology and law

par Bob Mather ...

Lu par Cliff Weldon ...

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3 heure 2 min

Big Brother is watching you. Discover how statistics can be used to control our society.Have you ever wondered what your neighbor does every morning at 8:35 am, when you hear weird sounds coming from his balcony?Did you ever realize that the “likes“ you put on other people´s Instagram account will influence the next summer collection of Zara, H&M, and Nike?Are you aware that whenever you swipe ... En savoir plus

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Big Brother is watching you. Discover how statistics can be used to control our society.Have you ever wondered what your neighbor does every morning at 8:35 am, when you hear weird sounds coming from his balcony?Did you ever realize that the “likes“ you put on other people´s Instagram account will influence the next summer collection of Zara, H&M, and Nike?Are you aware that whenever you swipe
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Non-Obvious

How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future

par Rohit Bhargava ...

Lu par Tom Zingarelli ...

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5 heure 29 min

What do Disney, Bollywood, and "the Batkid" teach us about how to create celebrity experiences for our audiences? How can a vending machine inspire world peace? Can being "imperfect" make your business more marketable? Can a selfie improve one's confidence? When can addiction be a good thing?The answers to these questions may not be all that obvious, and that's exactly the point. For the past four ... En savoir plus

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What do Disney, Bollywood, and "the Batkid" teach us about how to create celebrity experiences for our audiences? How can a vending machine inspire world peace? Can being "imperfect" make your business more marketable? Can a selfie improve one's confidence? When can addiction be a good thing?The answers to these questions may not be all that obvious, and that's exactly the point. For the past four
... En savoir plus
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After the Spike

par Michael Geruso, Dean Spears ...

Lu par Sean Patrick Hopkins ...

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9 heure 14 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWhat if the challenge for humanity’s future is not too many people on a crowded planet, but too few people to sustain the progress that the world needs?Most people on Earth today live in a country where birth rates already are too low to stabilize the population: fewer than two children for every two adults. In After the Spike, economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso sound a ... En savoir plus

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERWhat if the challenge for humanity’s future is not too many people on a crowded planet, but too few people to sustain the progress that the world needs?Most people on Earth today live in a country where birth rates already are too low to stabilize the population: fewer than two children for every two adults. In After the Spike, economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso sound a
... En savoir plus
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The Secret Life of Public Opinion

What people really think about politics

par Stephan Shakespeare, Joel Rogers de Waal ...

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**Brought to you by Penguin.The team at YouGov reveal how public opinion really works – and reveal that we’re not as divided as we think.**Are anti-democratic authoritarians really on the rise? Is British politics actually more polarised than ever before? And do Britons genuinely hold strong views on the ‘culture wars’?From reading the news, you’d think the answer to all these questions is a ... En savoir plus

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**Brought to you by Penguin.The team at YouGov reveal how public opinion really works – and reveal that we’re not as divided as we think.**Are anti-democratic authoritarians really on the rise? Is British politics actually more polarised than ever before? And do Britons genuinely hold strong views on the ‘culture wars’?From reading the news, you’d think the answer to all these questions is a
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Open Socrates

The Case for a Philosophical Life

par Agnes Callard ...

Lu par Agnes Callard ...

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12 heure 14 min

An iconoclastic philosopher revives Socrates for our time, showing how we can answer—and, in the first place, ask—life’s most important questions.Socrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that “the ... En savoir plus

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An iconoclastic philosopher revives Socrates for our time, showing how we can answer—and, in the first place, ask—life’s most important questions.Socrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that “the
... En savoir plus
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What We Ask Google

A Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankind

par Simon Rogers ...

Lu par Simon Rogers ...

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4 heure 23 min

Ever wondered what goes through other people’s minds—their silly questions, their inner anxieties, hopes, and dreams?In What We Ask Google, Simon Rogers explores insights from the world’s biggest dataset: an epic snapshot, two decades long and counting, of our collective brain. What it reveals about us might surprise you.Every June, for instance, the world sees a spike in searches for “How to help ... En savoir plus

$24.95 CAD

Ever wondered what goes through other people’s minds—their silly questions, their inner anxieties, hopes, and dreams?In What We Ask Google, Simon Rogers explores insights from the world’s biggest dataset: an epic snapshot, two decades long and counting, of our collective brain. What it reveals about us might surprise you.Every June, for instance, the world sees a spike in searches for “How to help
... En savoir plus
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Open Socrates

The Case for a Philosophical Life

par Agnes Callard ...

Lu par Agnes Callard ...

Version Longue

12 heure 14 min

An iconoclastic philosopher revives Socrates for our time, showing how we can answer—and, in the first place, ask—life’s most important questions.Socrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that “the ... En savoir plus

$33.92 CAD

An iconoclastic philosopher revives Socrates for our time, showing how we can answer—and, in the first place, ask—life’s most important questions.Socrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that “the
... En savoir plus
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Dataclysm

Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)

par Christian Rudder ...

Lu par Kaleo Griffith ...

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7 heure 33 min

**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

$20.99 CAD

**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
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The Tipping Point

par Malcolm Gladwell ...

Lu par Malcolm Gladwell ...

Version Abrégée

3 heure 4 min

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 but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

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 but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend,
... En savoir plus
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The Macat Analysis of Thomas Robert Malthus's An Essay on the Principle of Population

par Nick Broten ...

Lu par John Chancer ...

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1 heures 40 min

One of the most influential books on economics ever written, An Essay on the Principle of Population remains one of the most controversial, too. Arguing that unchecked population growth will eventually outstrip food availability and lead to famine and disease, this 1798 work inspired naturalists Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace to develop the theory of natural selection. But it has also ... En savoir plus

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One of the most influential books on economics ever written, An Essay on the Principle of Population remains one of the most controversial, too. Arguing that unchecked population growth will eventually outstrip food availability and lead to famine and disease, this 1798 work inspired naturalists Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace to develop the theory of natural selection. But it has also
... En savoir plus
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Every 90 Seconds

Our Common Cause Ending Violence Against Women

par Anne P. DePrince ...

Lu par Susan Bennett ...

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9 heure 15 min

Every 90 seconds a woman is sexually assaulted. In that same minute and a half, another is a victim of domestic violence at the hands of a current or former intimate partner. Every sixteen hours, one of those intimate partners shoots and kills a woman. Nearly two in tenwomen are stalked, while one in sixteen is raped during her first sexual experience. Despite these jaw-dropping statistics, ... En savoir plus

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Every 90 seconds a woman is sexually assaulted. In that same minute and a half, another is a victim of domestic violence at the hands of a current or former intimate partner. Every sixteen hours, one of those intimate partners shoots and kills a woman. Nearly two in tenwomen are stalked, while one in sixteen is raped during her first sexual experience. Despite these jaw-dropping statistics,
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The Precipice

Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

par Toby Ord ...

Lu par Toby Ord ...

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8 heure 13 min

From one of the world’s leading moral voices, this urgent and eye-opening book makes the case thatprotecting humanity’s future is the central challenge of our time.If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years—enough time toend disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With ... En savoir plus

$27.13 CAD

From one of the world’s leading moral voices, this urgent and eye-opening book makes the case thatprotecting humanity’s future is the central challenge of our time.If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years—enough time toend disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With
... En savoir plus
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Ложь, наглая ложь и статистика. Приемы, которые помогут видеть правду за цифрами

par Тим Харфорд ...

Lu par Ivan Искусственный интеллект ...

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11 heure 49 min

С помощью статистики можно доказать, что детей приносят аисты. Или убедить всех, что Земля плоская! И только 10 простых правил Тима Харфорда помогут не попадаться на удочку искажений истины. Автор уверен, что восприятие информации сильно зависит от наших эмоций, предубеждений и политических взглядов. Не включая критическое мышление, мы бездумно репостим сообщения о новых невероятных открытиях ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

С помощью статистики можно доказать, что детей приносят аисты. Или убедить всех, что Земля плоская! И только 10 простых правил Тима Харфорда помогут не попадаться на удочку искажений истины. Автор уверен, что восприятие информации сильно зависит от наших эмоций, предубеждений и политических взглядов. Не включая критическое мышление, мы бездумно репостим сообщения о новых невероятных открытиях
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Learning From Strangers

The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies

par Robert S. Weiss ...

Lu par Dan Gallagher ...

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8 heure 19 min

Learning From Strangers is the definitive work on qualitative research interviewing. It draws on Robert Weiss's 30 years of experience in interviewing and teaching others how to do it. The most effective interviews, says Weiss, rely on creating cooperation - an open and trusting alliance between interviewer and respondent, dedicated to specific and honest accounts of both internal and external ... En savoir plus

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Learning From Strangers is the definitive work on qualitative research interviewing. It draws on Robert Weiss's 30 years of experience in interviewing and teaching others how to do it. The most effective interviews, says Weiss, rely on creating cooperation - an open and trusting alliance between interviewer and respondent, dedicated to specific and honest accounts of both internal and external
... En savoir plus
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The Model Thinker

What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

par Scott E. Page ...

Lu par Jamie Renell ...

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15 heure 45 min

Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, ... En savoir plus

$41.99 CAD

Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows,
... En savoir plus
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The Tipping Point

How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

par Malcolm Gladwell ...

Lu par Malcolm Gladwell ...

Version Longue

8 heure 34 min

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

$32.99 CAD

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
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Democracy's Data

The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them

par Dan Bouk ...

Lu par Mike Chamberlain ...

Version Longue

11 heure 3 min

The census isn't just a data-collection process; it's a ritual, and a tool, of American democracy. Behind every neat grid of numbers is a collage of messy, human stories—you just have to know how to read them.In Democracy's Data, the data historian Dan Bouk examines the 1940 U.S. census, uncovering what those numbers both condense and cleverly abstract: a universe of meaning and uncertainty, of ... En savoir plus

$33.92 CAD

The census isn't just a data-collection process; it's a ritual, and a tool, of American democracy. Behind every neat grid of numbers is a collage of messy, human stories—you just have to know how to read them.In Democracy's Data, the data historian Dan Bouk examines the 1940 U.S. census, uncovering what those numbers both condense and cleverly abstract: a universe of meaning and uncertainty, of
... En savoir plus

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