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The Black Swan: Second Edition

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

de Nassim Nicholas Taleb ...

Narrado por Joe Ochman ...

Series Audiolibro 2 - Incerto
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15 hora 48 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$25.00 USD

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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Factfulness

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

de Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Ronnlund ...

Narrado por Richard Harries ...

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8 hora 50 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Revenge of the Tipping Point

Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

de Malcolm Gladwell ...

Narrado por Malcolm Gladwell ...

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8 hora 25 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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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Open Socrates

The Case for a Philosophical Life

de Agnes Callard ...

Narrado por Agnes Callard ...

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12 hora 14 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
... Leer más
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Non-Obvious

How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future

de Rohit Bhargava ...

Narrado por Tom Zingarelli ...

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5 hora 29 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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After the Spike

de Michael Geruso, Dean Spears ...

Narrado por Sean Patrick Hopkins ...

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9 hora 14 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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量的研究法：厳密な研究設計からデータ分析、自信を持って結果を報告する方法まで、耳で学ぶ実践ガイド

de 関口恭介 ...

Narrado por 関口恭介 ...

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2 hora 26 minutos

難解な数式の暗記から解放され、問いの立て方から説得力のあるデータ分析まで、実践的な量的研究のスキルを直感的に習得できる音声ガイドです。初めての研究課題に直面し不安を抱える学生や、論理的な裏付けを求められるビジネスパーソンのために、統計への苦手意識を払拭し、明快な思考の道筋を提示します。毎日の通勤や家事の時間が、知的な学びに満ちた活気ある研究室へと生まれ変わる体験を味わってください。数字を単なる無機質な記号として扱うのではなく、あなたの抱く疑問を社会へ届けるための力強い「対話のツール」へと昇華させます。身近で具体的な架空のケーススタディを通して、結果の不確実性さえも味方につけるような、透明で誠実な報告の技術を丁寧に解き明かしていきます。完璧な前提知識がなくても、堂々と自分の結論を語り、筋の通った決断を下せる探究者へとあなたを導く心強い伴走者となるはずです。本書で見つかること:• ... Leer más

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難解な数式の暗記から解放され、問いの立て方から説得力のあるデータ分析まで、実践的な量的研究のスキルを直感的に習得できる音声ガイドです。初めての研究課題に直面し不安を抱える学生や、論理的な裏付けを求められるビジネスパーソンのために、統計への苦手意識を払拭し、明快な思考の道筋を提示します。毎日の通勤や家事の時間が、知的な学びに満ちた活気ある研究室へと生まれ変わる体験を味わってください。数字を単なる無機質な記号として扱うのではなく、あなたの抱く疑問を社会へ届けるための力強い「対話のツール」へと昇華させます。身近で具体的な架空のケーススタディを通して、結果の不確実性さえも味方につけるような、透明で誠実な報告の技術を丁寧に解き明かしていきます。完璧な前提知識がなくても、堂々と自分の結論を語り、筋の通った決断を下せる探究者へとあなたを導く心強い伴走者となるはずです。本書で見つかること:•
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The Logic of Life

The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

de Tim Harford ...

Narrado por John Lee ...

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8 hora 57 minutos

Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions
... Leer más
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What We Ask Google

A Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankind

de Simon Rogers ...

Narrado por Simon Rogers ...

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4 hora 23 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$18.00 USD

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
... Leer más
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Invisible Women

Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

de Caroline Criado Perez ...

Narrado por Caroline Criado Perez ...

Completo

12 hora

**The landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women.#1 International Bestseller * Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize**Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public ... Leer más

$24.00 USD

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**The landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women.#1 International Bestseller * Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize**Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public
... Leer más
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The Secret Life of Public Opinion

What people really think about politics

de 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 ... Leer más

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PEDIDO ANTICIPADO

**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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The Tipping Point

de Malcolm Gladwell ...

Narrado por Malcolm Gladwell ...

Abreviado

3 hora 4 minutos

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, ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

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,
... Leer más
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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

de Sharon Bertsch McGrayne ...

Narrado por Laural Merlington ...

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11 hora 51 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
... Leer más
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The Tipping Point

How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

de Malcolm Gladwell ...

Narrado por Malcolm Gladwell ...

Completo

8 hora 34 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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
... Leer más
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Statistics for Beginners: A Simple Introduction to Making Sense of Data and Chance

de Peter Rosenthal ...

Narrado por Peter Rosenthal ...

Completo

1 horas 41 minutos

Conquer math anxiety and build essential data literacy with this empowering, beginner-friendly guide to everyday numbers. Whether you are commuting to the office or focusing on personal self-improvement, this reassuring listen transforms intimidating concepts into clear, actionable critical thinking skills. Say goodbye to the frustration of messy data and misleading statistical claims.Instead of ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Conquer math anxiety and build essential data literacy with this empowering, beginner-friendly guide to everyday numbers. Whether you are commuting to the office or focusing on personal self-improvement, this reassuring listen transforms intimidating concepts into clear, actionable critical thinking skills. Say goodbye to the frustration of messy data and misleading statistical claims.Instead of
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The Nature of the Beast

de David J. Anderson ...

Narrado por L.J. Ganser ...

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9 hora 36 minutos

Does your dog get sad when you leave for the day? Does your cat purr because she loves you? Do bears attack when they’re angry? You can’t very well ask them.In fact, scientists haven’t been able to reach a consensus on whether animals even have emotions like humans do, let alone how to study them. Yet studies of animal emotion are critical for understanding human emotion and mental illness.In The ... Leer más

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Does your dog get sad when you leave for the day? Does your cat purr because she loves you? Do bears attack when they’re angry? You can’t very well ask them.In fact, scientists haven’t been able to reach a consensus on whether animals even have emotions like humans do, let alone how to study them. Yet studies of animal emotion are critical for understanding human emotion and mental illness.In The
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Learning From Strangers

The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies

de Robert S. Weiss ...

Narrado por Dan Gallagher ...

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8 hora 19 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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
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Statistics for Beginners: How easy it is to lie with statistics in business, social science, politics, criminology and law

de Bob Mather ...

Narrado por Cliff Weldon ...

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3 hora 2 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$11.59 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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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Introduction to Statistical Investigations: A Practical, Data-First Guide to Asking Questions, Designing Studies, and Drawing Sound Conclusions

de Daniel Whitmore ...

Narrado por Daniel Whitmore ...

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1 horas 52 minutos

Master statistical thinking and transform confusing data into actionable business insights without the heavy mathematics. Whether you are upskilling during your morning commute or striving to evaluate complex health debates with a sharp, analytical mind, this accessible audio eliminates the dread of memorizing rigid formulas. By framing probability and variance around real-world curiosity, numbers ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Master statistical thinking and transform confusing data into actionable business insights without the heavy mathematics. Whether you are upskilling during your morning commute or striving to evaluate complex health debates with a sharp, analytical mind, this accessible audio eliminates the dread of memorizing rigid formulas. By framing probability and variance around real-world curiosity, numbers
... Leer más
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Every 90 Seconds

Our Common Cause Ending Violence Against Women

de Anne P. DePrince ...

Narrado por Susan Bennett ...

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9 hora 15 minutos

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, ... Leer más

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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 Logic of Life

The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

de Tim Harford ...

Narrado por L.J. Ganser ...

Abreviado

6 hora 8 minutos

Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions ... Leer más

$15.00 USD

Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions
... Leer más
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Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything

A Theory of Human Misunderstanding

de Bobby Duffy ...

Narrado por Nicholas Tecosky ...

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7 hora 35 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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The Macat Analysis of Thomas Robert Malthus's An Essay on the Principle of Population

de Nick Broten ...

Narrado por John Chancer ...

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1 horas 40 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$11.18 USD

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
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Numbers Tell Stories

How Data Can Reveal the Surprising Truths about Our World from the Bestselling Author

de Vaclav Smil ...

Narrado por Joe Jameson ...

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4 hora 58 minutos

From the internationally bestselling author, a revealing look at the surprising numbers that uncover the hidden forces shaping our worldWhat do marriage, milk and the black market tell us about the state of humanity? Most people would say, not much at all. But the numbers reveal startling truths about who we are, how we live and where we’re headed. For centuries we’ve told ourselves stories about ... Leer más

$18.79 USD

From the internationally bestselling author, a revealing look at the surprising numbers that uncover the hidden forces shaping our worldWhat do marriage, milk and the black market tell us about the state of humanity? Most people would say, not much at all. But the numbers reveal startling truths about who we are, how we live and where we’re headed. For centuries we’ve told ourselves stories about
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