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Third Millennium Thinking - Creating Sense In A World Of Nonsense (Paperback): Saul Perlmutter, Robert Maccoun, John Campbell Third Millennium Thinking - Creating Sense In A World Of Nonsense (Paperback)
Saul Perlmutter, Robert Maccoun, John Campbell
R450 R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Save R90 (20%) In Stock

In our deluge of information, it's getting harder and harder to distinguish the revelatory from the contradictory. How do we make health decisions in the face of conflicting medical advice? How can we navigate the next uncomfortable discussion with family members, who follow completely different experts on climate?

In Third Millennium Thinking , a physicist, a psychologist, and a philosopher introduce readers to the tools and frameworks that scientists use to keep from fooling themselves, to understand the world, and to make decisions. We can all borrow from these trust-building techniques that scientists have tested and developed for more than two millennia to tackle problems both big and small.

Readers will learn:

  • How to gain a solid understanding of the facts that shape our modern world.
  • How to navigate through a multitude of possibilities and make informed choices.
  • How to collaborate effectively in tackling the challenges we encounter today.
  • And much more.

Through engaging thought exercises, clear language free from technical jargon, and compelling illustrations drawn from history, everyday life, and insider stories of scientists, Third Millennium Thinking presents a fresh approach for readers to untangle the confusing and make sense of it all.

Third Millennium Thinking - Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense: Saul Perlmutter, Robert Maccoun, John Campbell Third Millennium Thinking - Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
Saul Perlmutter, Robert Maccoun, John Campbell
R685 R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Save R127 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

*Available for pre-order: a definitive guide to thinking clearly in a world full of overwhelming information* __________ In our deluge of information, it's getting harder and harder to distinguish the revelatory from the contradictory. How do we make health decisions in the face of conflicting medical advice? How can we navigate the next uncomfortable discussion with family members, who follow completely different experts on climate? In Third Millennium Thinking, a physicist, a psychologist, and a philosopher introduce readers to the tools and frameworks that scientists use to keep from fooling themselves, to understand the world, and to make decisions. We can all borrow from these trust-building techniques that scientists have tested and developed for more than two millennia to tackle problems both big and small. Readers will learn: - How to gain a solid understanding of the facts that shape our modern world - How to navigate through a multitude of possibilities and make informed choices - How to collaborate effectively in tackling the challenges we encounter today - And much more Through engaging thought exercises, clear language free from technical jargon, and compelling illustrations drawn from history, everyday life, and insider stories of scientists, Third Millennium Thinking presents a fresh approach for readers to untangle the confusing and make sense of it all. __________ 'A model of clear thinking, and a terrific discussion of how to use logic and evidence to solve the hardest problems. This might just be the cure for what ails us.' Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University, and author of Decisions About Decisions

Haldane - The Forgotten Statesman Who Shaped Modern Britain (Paperback): John Campbell Haldane - The Forgotten Statesman Who Shaped Modern Britain (Paperback)
John Campbell
R589 Discovery Miles 5 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Can you name the creator of the Territorial Army and the British Expeditionary Force? The man who laid the foundation stones of MI5, MI6, the RAF, the LSE, Imperial College, the 'redbrick' universities and the Medical Research Council? This book reveals that great figure: Richard Burdon Haldane. As a philosopher-statesman, his groundbreaking proposals on defence, education and government structure were astonishingly ahead of his time-the very building blocks of modern Britain. His networks ranged from Wilde to Einstein, Churchill to Carnegie, King to Kaiser; he pioneered cross-party, cross-sector cooperation. Yet in 1915 Haldane was ejected from the Liberal government, unjustly vilified as a German sympathiser. John Campbell charts these ups and downs, reveals Haldane's intensely personal side through previously unpublished private correspondence, and shows his enormous relevance in our search for just societies today. Amidst political and national instability, it is time to reinstate Haldane as Britain's outstanding example of true statesmanship. A Sunday Times Politics and Current Affairs Book of the Year, 2020. A Telegraph Best Book of the Year, 2020.

Third Millennium Thinking - Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense: Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell, Robert Maccoun Third Millennium Thinking - Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell, Robert Maccoun
R809 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R156 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Causation in Psychology (Hardcover): John Campbell Causation in Psychology (Hardcover)
John Campbell
R804 Discovery Miles 8 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A renowned philosopher argues that singular causation in the mind is not grounded in general patterns of causation, a claim on behalf of human distinctiveness, which has implications for the future of social robots. A blab droid is a robot with a body shaped like a pizza box, a pair of treads, and a smiley face. Guided by an onboard video camera, it roams hotel lobbies and conference centers, asking questions in the voice of a seven-year-old. “Can you help me?†“What is the worst thing you’ve ever done?†“Who in the world do you love most?†People pour their hearts out in response. This droid prompts the question of what we can hope from social robots. Might they provide humanlike friendship? Philosopher John Campbell doesn’t think so. He argues that, while a social robot can remember the details of a person’s history better than some spouses can, it cannot empathize with the human mind, because it lacks the faculty for thinking in terms of singular causation. Causation in Psychology makes the case that singular causation is essential and unique to the human species. From the point of view of practical action, knowledge of what generally causes what is often all one needs. But humans are capable of more. We have a capacity to imagine singular causation. Unlike robots and nonhuman animals, we don’t have to rely on axioms about pain to know how ongoing suffering is affecting someone’s ability to make decisions, for example, and this knowledge is not a derivative of general rules. The capacity to imagine singular causation, Campbell contends, is a core element of human freedom and of the ability to empathize with human thoughts and feelings.

The Radical Reader - A Documentary History of the American Radical Tradition (Paperback): Timothy Patrick McCarthy, John... The Radical Reader - A Documentary History of the American Radical Tradition (Paperback)
Timothy Patrick McCarthy, John Campbell McMillian
R877 R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Save R125 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Radicalism is as American as apple pie. One can scarcely imagine what American society would look like without the abolitionists, feminists, union organizers, civil rights workers, gay and lesbian activists, and environmentalists who have fought to breathe life into the promises of freedom and equality, the lifeblood of American democracy.

Miracle Relationships - A Path to Freedom and Joy (Paperback): John Campbell Miracle Relationships - A Path to Freedom and Joy (Paperback)
John Campbell
R346 R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Save R26 (8%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

What course?s? do intimate relationships usually take? And why do they often seem to go wrong? ?A? concise, brief guide aimed at finding and maintaining peaceful, harmonious relationships?, Miracle Relationships: A Path to Freedom and Joy w?i?ll help you understand the? ?purpose ?of these relationships ?and the gifts they? have to? offer. Understand the healing opportunities in every relationship and the real reason we choose the partners we choose. End the cycle of repeated painful patterns? and discover that there is no 'failed' relationship.

Climate Change and Small Island States - Power, Knowledge and the South Pacific (Paperback): Jon Barnett, John Campbell Climate Change and Small Island States - Power, Knowledge and the South Pacific (Paperback)
Jon Barnett, John Campbell
R1,523 Discovery Miles 15 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause celebre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media. Yet while small island developing states are much talked about, the production of both scientific knowledge and policies to protect the rights of these nations and their people has been remarkably slow. This book is the first to apply a critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in the South Pacific region. It shows how groups within politically and scientifically powerful countries appropriate the issue of island vulnerability in ways that do not do justice to the lives of island people. It argues that the ways in which islands and their inhabitants are represented in climate science and politics seldom leads to meaningful responses to assist them to adapt to climate change. Throughout, the authors focus on the hitherto largely ignored social impacts of climate change, and demonstrate that adaptation and mitigation policies cannot be effective without understanding the social systems and values of island societies.

The Stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata (Paperback): John Campbell Oman The Stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata (Paperback)
John Campbell Oman
R1,089 Discovery Miles 10 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1900, this volume reproduces the key events of the Ramayana and Mahabharata Indian epics. It emerged amongst significant academic interest in Indian culture and literature. Whilst many Indian histories had provided abstracts and full texts of the two epics presented here, this book provided reproductions of the main incidents and striking features of these two otherwise imposing, lengthy works. The volume deals with each text separately and presents several key excerpts along with a general introduction and introductory remarks for both texts.

The Stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata (Hardcover): John Campbell Oman The Stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata (Hardcover)
John Campbell Oman
R3,255 Discovery Miles 32 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1900, this volume reproduces the key events of the Ramayana and Mahabharata Indian epics. It emerged amongst significant academic interest in Indian culture and literature. Whilst many Indian histories had provided abstracts and full texts of the two epics presented here, this book provided reproductions of the main incidents and striking features of these two otherwise imposing, lengthy works. The volume deals with each text separately and presents several key excerpts along with a general introduction and introductory remarks for both texts.

F. E. Smith - First Earl of Birkenhead (Paperback, Main): John Campbell F. E. Smith - First Earl of Birkenhead (Paperback, Main)
John Campbell
R1,128 Discovery Miles 11 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The most fully researched and fully revealing life of this particular Lord Chancellor that we are ever likely to get. (David Cannadine, London Review of Books). F.E. Smith was the most brilliant political personality of the Edwardian era: 'the cleverest man in the kingdom', said Beaverbrook. The youngest Lord Chancellor since Judge Jeffreys, he engaged in some of the most bitter political battles of the age: Ulster, trade union reform, the House of Lords. He emerges from this masterly biography as a massively compelling figure. A triumph of scholarship, judgement, lucidity and art...Like its subject John Campbell's book is leisurely, feline, and very, very clever. (Roy Foster, Guardian). A model biography. (A.J.P. Taylor, Observer). A joy...800 pages of trenchant and often vivid prose. (The Times).

Lloyd George - The Goat in the Wilderness 1922-1931 (Paperback, Main): John Campbell Lloyd George - The Goat in the Wilderness 1922-1931 (Paperback, Main)
John Campbell
R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Lloyd George fell from power in October 1922, never to hold office again. As a result he has tended to be written out of the politics of the 1920s. But John Campbell (in this, his first book, published in 1977) argues that Lloyd George remained the central figure on the political stage until 1931: his 'spectre haunted the Cabinet Room of his successors like Banquo's ghost.' He worked with Keynes and others to find a remedy for mass unemployment; but the two-party trap was closing on the Liberals, and a great career was doomed to end in frustration and disappointment.

'A vivid and sympathetic picture of the greatest British politician of the twentieth] century. It throws a new light on the politics of the 1920s, and in particular on the internal politics of the Liberal Party.' David Marquand, "TLS"

'No praise could be too high for this book.' John Grigg, "Spectator."

Haldane - The Forgotten Statesman Who Shaped Modern Britain (Hardcover): John Campbell Haldane - The Forgotten Statesman Who Shaped Modern Britain (Hardcover)
John Campbell 1
R921 Discovery Miles 9 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Can you name the creator of the Territorial Army and the British Expeditionary Force? The man who laid the foundation stones of MI5, MI6, the RAF, the LSE, Imperial College, the 'redbrick' universities and the Medical Research Council? This book reveals that great figure: Richard Burdon Haldane. As a philosopher-statesman, his groundbreaking proposals on defence, education and government structure were astonishingly ahead of his time-the very building blocks of modern Britain. His networks ranged from Wilde to Einstein, Churchill to Carnegie, King to Kaiser; he pioneered cross-party, cross-sector cooperation. Yet in 1915 Haldane was ejected from the Liberal government, unjustly vilified as a German sympathiser. John Campbell charts these ups and downs, reveals Haldane's intensely personal side through previously unpublished private correspondence, and shows his enormous relevance in our search for just societies today. Amidst political and national instability, it is time to reinstate Haldane as Britain's outstanding example of true statesmanship. A Sunday Times Politics and Current Affairs Book of the Year, 2020. A Telegraph Best Book of the Year, 2020.

Shape Casting - 5th International Symposium 2014 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Murat Tiryakioglu, John Campbell, Glenn Byczynski Shape Casting - 5th International Symposium 2014 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Murat Tiryakioglu, John Campbell, Glenn Byczynski
R4,109 Discovery Miles 41 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection presents papers on the science, engineering, and technology of shape castings, with contributions from researchers worldwide. Among the topics that are addressed are structure-property-performance relationships, modeling of casting processes, and the effect of casting defects on the mechanical properties of cast alloys.

Intelligent Computer Mathematics - 11th International Conference, AISC 2012, 19th Symposium, Calculemus 2012, 5th International... Intelligent Computer Mathematics - 11th International Conference, AISC 2012, 19th Symposium, Calculemus 2012, 5th International Workshop, DML 2012, 11th International Conference, MKM 2012, Systems and Projects, Held as Part of CICM 2012, Bremen, Germany, July 8-13, 2012, Proceedings (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Johan Jeuring, John Campbell, Jacques Carette, Gabriel Dos Reis, Petr Sojka, …
R1,617 Discovery Miles 16 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation, AISC 2012, 19th Symposium on the Integration of Symbolic Computation and Mechanized Reasoning, Calculemus 2012, 5th International Workshop on Digital Mathematics Libraries, DML 2012, 11th International Conference on Mathematical Knowledge Management, MKM 2012, Systems and Projects, held in Bremen, Germany as CICM 2012, the Conferences on Intelligent Computer Mathematics. The 13 revised full papers out of 19 submissions for MKM 2012, 6 revised full papers out of 9 submissions for Calculemus 2012, 6 revised full papers out of 8 submissions for AISC 2012, 2 revised full papers out of 3 submissions for DML 2012, and 11 revised full papers out of 12 submissions for Systems and Project track presented were carefully reviewed and selected, resulting in 38 papers from a total of 52 submissions.

Intelligent Computer Mathematics - 9th International Conference, AISC 2008 15th Symposium, Calculemus 2008 7th International... Intelligent Computer Mathematics - 9th International Conference, AISC 2008 15th Symposium, Calculemus 2008 7th International Conference, MKM 2008 Birmingham, UK, July 28 - August 1, 2008, Proceedings (Paperback, 2008 ed.)
Serge Autexier, John Campbell, Julio Rubio, Volker Sorge, Masakazu Suzuki, …
R1,659 Discovery Miles 16 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation, AISC 2008, the 15th Symposium on the Integration of Symbolic Computation and Mechanized Reasoning, Calculemus 2008, and the 7th International Conference on Mathematical Knowledge Management, MKM 2008, held in Birmingham, UK, in July/August as CICM 2008, the Conferences on Intelligent Computer Mathematics.

The 14 revised full papers for AISC 2008, 10 revised full papers for Calculemus 2008, and 18 revised full papers for MKM 2008, plus 5 invited talks, were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 81 submissions for a joint presentation in the book. The papers cover different aspects of traditional branches in CS such as computer algebra, theorem proving, and artificial intelligence in general, as well as newly emerging ones such as user interfaces, knowledge management, and theory exploration, thus facilitating the development of integrated mechanized mathematical assistants that will be routinely used by mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers in their every-day business.

Climate Change and Small Island States - Power, Knowledge and the South Pacific (Hardcover): Jon Barnett, John Campbell Climate Change and Small Island States - Power, Knowledge and the South Pacific (Hardcover)
Jon Barnett, John Campbell
R4,144 Discovery Miles 41 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause c l bre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media. Yet while small island developing states are much talked about, the production of both scientific knowledge and policies to protect the rights of these nations and their people has been remarkably slow.This book is the first to apply a critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in the South Pacific region. It shows how groups within politically and scientifically powerful countries appropriate the issue of island vulnerability in ways that do not do justice to the lives of island people. It argues that the ways in which islands and their inhabitants are represented in climate science and politics seldom leads to meaningful responses to assist them to adapt to climate change. Throughout, the authors focus on the hitherto largely ignored social impacts of climate change, and demonstrate that adaptation and mitigation policies cannot be effective without understanding the social systems and values of island societies.

Buckingham Palace: A Royal Garden (Hardcover): Claire Masset Buckingham Palace: A Royal Garden (Hardcover)
Claire Masset; Photographs by John Campbell; Contributions by Mark Lane
R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Mechanisms of Metallurgical Failure - On the Origin of Fracture (Paperback): John Campbell The Mechanisms of Metallurgical Failure - On the Origin of Fracture (Paperback)
John Campbell
R6,724 R4,141 Discovery Miles 41 410 Save R2,583 (38%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Metallurgy of Fracture: The Mechanics of Metal Failure looks at the origin of metal defects, their related mechanisms of failure, and the modification of casting procedures to eliminate these defects, clearly connecting the strength and durability of metals with their fabrication process. The book starts with a focus on the fracture of liquids, looking at topics such as homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation, entrainment processes in bifilms and bubbles, furling and unfurling, ingot casting, continuous casting, and more. From there it discusses fracture of liquid and solid state, focusing on topics such as externally and internally initiated tearing. The book then concludes with a section discussing fracture of solid metals covering concepts such as ductility and brittleness, dislocation mechanisms, the relationship between the microstructure and properties of metals, corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement, and more. Improved approaches to fabrication and casting processes that will help eliminate these defects are provided throughout.

Methods in Development Research - Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches (Paperback): Jeremy Holland, John Campbell Methods in Development Research - Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches (Paperback)
Jeremy Holland, John Campbell
R1,047 R956 Discovery Miles 9 560 Save R91 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Over the past decade there has been an increasingly receptive audience for participatory and qualitative research methods by policy makers, development practitioners and academics working in applied research. At the same time there is an increasing awareness that the value of research can be enhanced through a more systematic combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. While this recent interest has begun to provide useful pointers as to how development research might be improved, it has also given rise to certain problems.This book will draw together lessons about emerging best practice with regard to combining qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches to generate numbers from qualitative/participatory methods and to monitor and evaluation development processes. It will build and expand upon innovation and reflection from practice in developing and developed societies, from within development agencies and academia, government departments and civil society organizations.By drawing on current research in many sectors and countries, the book will situate current development research issues squarely within debates about development policy and social research and it will help begin the process of defining best practice in the use of participatory/ qualitative and quantitative methods, and issues of methodological triangulation which are of considerable interest to academics, practitioners and policy-makers."

How to See Norway (Hardcover): John Campbell How to See Norway (Hardcover)
John Campbell
R1,561 R1,473 Discovery Miles 14 730 Save R88 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to See Norway (Paperback): John Campbell How to See Norway (Paperback)
John Campbell
R1,009 Discovery Miles 10 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How To Draw Cat - Book 1 (Paperback): John Campbell How To Draw Cat - Book 1 (Paperback)
John Campbell
R177 Discovery Miles 1 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How To Draw Cat - Book 2 (Paperback): John Campbell How To Draw Cat - Book 2 (Paperback)
John Campbell
R177 Discovery Miles 1 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Drawing Book For Christmas - Book 2 (Paperback): John Campbell Drawing Book For Christmas - Book 2 (Paperback)
John Campbell
R186 Discovery Miles 1 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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