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The Maths of Life and Death (Hardcover)
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The Maths of Life and Death (Hardcover)
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You Save R85 (14%)
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*SELECTED AS ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE BOOKS OF THE YEAR*
"This is an exquisitely interesting book. It's a deeply serious one
too and, for those like me who have little maths, it's delightfully
readable" - IAN MCEWAN "An exciting new voice in the world of
science communication" - MARCUS DU SAUTOY "An extremely thoughtful,
articulate and accessible insight into mathematics in the real
world" - ALEX BELLOS "Kit Yates is a brilliant explainer and
storyteller" - STEVEN STROGATZ __________ Maths is the story of the
world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference
between success and disaster. We are all doing maths all the time,
from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel,
from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But
few of us really appreciate the full power of maths - the extent to
which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but
also in every courtroom and hospital ward. In this eye-opening and
extraordinary book, Yates explores the true stories of
life-changing events in which the application - or misapplication -
of mathematics has played a critical role: patients crippled by
faulty genes and entrepreneurs bankrupted by faulty algorithms;
innocent victims of miscarriages of justice and the unwitting
victims of software glitches. We follow stories of investors who
have lost fortunes and parents who have lost children, all because
of mathematical misunderstandings. Along the way, Yates arms us
with simple mathematical rules and tools that can help us make
better decisions in our increasingly quantitative society. You will
discover why it's always sensible to question a statistic, often
vital to ask for a second opinion and sometimes surprisingly handy
to stick to the 37% rule...
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