The Hidden Half - The Unseen Forces That Influence Everything (Paperback, Main)

Why does one smoker die of lung cancer but another live to 100? The answer is 'The Hidden Half' - those random, unknowable variables that mess up our attempts to comprehend the world. We humans are very clever creatures - but we're idiots about how clever we really are. In this entertaining and ingenious book, Blastland reveals how in our quest to make the world more understandable, we lose sight of how unexplainable it often is. The result - from GDP figures to medicine - is that experts know a lot less than they think. Filled with compelling stories from economics, genetics, business, and science, The Hidden Half is a warning that an explanation which works in one arena may not work in another. Entertaining and provocative, it will change how you view the world.

General

Imprint:	Atlantic Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2020
Authors:	Michael Blastland
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-78649-639-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Promotions
LSN:	1-78649-639-9
Barcode:	9781786496393

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