Fatal Numbers Why Count on Chance |
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| Author:
| Enzensberger, Hans Magnus |
| Translator:
| Leeder, Karen |
| Foreword by:
| Gigerenzer, Gerd |
| Illustrator:
| Fried, David |
| ISBN: | 978-1-935830-10-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Publisher: | Upper West Side Philosophers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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Acclaimed poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hans Magnus Enzensberger takes a fresh, sobering look at our faith in statistics, our desire to predict the future, and our dependence on fortuitousness. Tracing the interface between chance and probability in medical diagnostics, risk models, economics, and the fluctuations of financial markets, Fatal Numbers goes straight to the heart of what it means to live, plan, and make decisions in a globalized, digitized, hyperlinked,...
More DescriptionAcclaimed poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hans Magnus Enzensberger takes a fresh, sobering look at our faith in statistics, our desire to predict the future, and our dependence on fortuitousness. Tracing the interface between chance and probability in medical diagnostics, risk models, economics, and the fluctuations of financial markets, Fatal Numbers goes straight to the heart of what it means to live, plan, and make decisions in a globalized, digitized, hyperlinked, science-driven, and uncertain world.