Future Babble: Why Expert Predictions are Fail - and Why We Believe

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Scribe Publications, 2011

1921640855 / 9781921640858

  • Tapa blanda
  • Usado
Ver todos los detalles

Librería: Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, AustraliaBook Grocer

Vendedor de 5 estrellas

Vendedor de IberLibro desde 15 de octubre de 2025

Tapa blanda

Condición: Usado

EUR 7,79

Envío por EUR 26,89 
Se envía de Australia a Estados Unidos de America

Cantidad disponible: 1 disponible

Añadir al carrito
Devoluciones gratuitas de 30 días

Descripción del artículo del vendedor

Dan Gardner, Scribe Publications. For fans of Blink, The Tipping Point, and Freakonomics, here is a brilliant, funny, and accessible exploration of our flawed quest for certainty. For fans of Blink, The Tipping Point, and Freakonomics, here is a brilliant, funny, and accessible exploration of our flawed quest for certainty. In 2008, as the price of oil surged above $140 a barrel, experts said it would soon hit $200; a few months later, it plunged to $30. In 1967, they said the USSR would have one of the world's fastest-growing economies in the year 2000; in 2000, the USSR did not exist. In 1911, it was pronounced that there would be no more wars in Europe. Let's face it- experts are about as accurate as dart-throwing monkeys. And yet, every day, we ask them to predict everything from the weather to the likelihood of a terrorist attack. Future Babble is the first book to examine this phenomenon, demonstrating why our brains yearn for certainty about the future, why we are attracted to those who predict it confidently, and why it's so easy for us to ignore the trail of outrageously wrong forecasts. In this fast-paced, example-packed, sometimes darkly hilarious book, bestselling author Dan Gardner shows how pundits who are more famous are less accurate - and the average expert is no more accurate than a flipped coin. Gardner also draws on current research in cognitive psychology, political science, and behavioural economics to discover something quite reassuring- The future is always uncertain, but the end is not always near. 'As Yogi Berra observed, "it's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." In this brilliant and engaging book, Dan Gardner shows us how tough forecasting really is, and how easy it is to be convinced otherwise by a confident expert with a good story. This is must reading for anyone who cares about the future.' - Paul Slovic , Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon 'Future Babble is genuinely arresting . required reading for journalists, politicians, academics and anyone who listens to them.' - Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind Works and The Stuff of Thought.…

N° de ref. del artículo 9781921640858-SECONDHAND

Detalles bibliográficos

Título
Future Babble: Why Expert Predictions are Fail - and Why We Believe
Autor
Dan Gardner
Editorial
Scribe Publications
Año de publicación
2011
Tipo de libro
Paperback
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
1921640855
ISBN 13
9781921640858
Peso del artículo
420 gramos
Dimensiones
151

Book Grocer

Tullamarine, VIC, Australia

Vendedor de 5 estrellas

Vendedor de IberLibro desde 15 de octubre de 2025

Tarifas de envío de Australia a Estados Unidos de America

ArtículoDe 15 a 25 días hábilesDe 15 a 25 días hábiles
Primer artículoEUR 26,89EUR 26,89
Los plazos de entrega los establecen los vendedores y varían según el transportista y la ubicación. Los pedidos que pasan por la aduana pueden sufrir retrasos y los compradores son responsables de los aranceles o tarifas asociadas. Los vendedores pueden ponerse en contacto con usted en relación con cargos adicionales para cubrir cualquier aumento en los costes de envío de los artículos.

Métodos de pago

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Descripción de la tienda

Book Grocer - Australia's best bargain bookstore. We stock over 100,000 titles, all discounted and ready to ship from our Melbourne warehouse. We buy and sell second hand books. Book Grocer is Australian and family-owned since 2000.

Especialidad

Fiction, History, Children's - all categories

Información empresarial del vendedor

Castlebooks Pty Ltd

5/101 Keilor Park Drive
Tullamarine, VIC Australia 3043