The Hidden Half: The Unseen Forces that Influence Everything

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Release Year
2020
ISBN
9781786496393
Book Title
Hidden Half : the Unseen Forces That Influence Everything
Publisher
Atlantic Books, The Limited
Item Length
7.7 in
Publication Year
2020
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Michael Blastland
Genre
Science, Psychology
Topic
Cognitive Science, Applied Psychology
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Width
5 in
Number of Pages
304 Pages
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Publisher
Atlantic Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1786496399
ISBN-13
9781786496393
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038550893

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Book Title
Hidden Half : the Unseen Forces That Influence Everything
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cognitive Science, Applied Psychology
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science, Psychology
Author
Michael Blastland
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in

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Reviews
"Fascinating and provocative. Blastland is one of the most original thinkers around." -- Tim Harford, author, The Undercover Economist, "This excellent work makes a convincing appeal for intellectual humility in the face of the unknowable." -- Publishers Weekly, "Blastland would like us to embrace 'how ingeniously the world creates difference,' and to treat such abstractions as a potentially positive force in our understanding of science, economics, policymaking, and business. We'd be wise to listen." -- Foreword Reviews, "Skeptics will be sure of even less after reading Blastland's book-and that's a step in the right direction." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Elegantly written and mind-expanding . . . will enthrall you with its storytelling while educating you with its scientific depth." --Daniel H. Pink, author, Drive
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Contents Prologue The marmorkrebs and the hidden half 1 1. Bill is not Ben Hidden influences on the path through life 22 2. I am not constant Unsuspected causes of belief and choice 60 3. Here is not there, now is not then Obscure differences that subvert knowledge 78 4. One path is not enough What 'finding out' through research doesn't see 113 5. The principle isn't practical Big ideas and the small print 143 6. Big is not small The hidden limits of what's probable 163 7. Big is not clear Hidden complexity in simple stories 187 8. The ignorant chicken On ignoring the hidden half 205 9. What to do 228 Postscript Why the hidden half? 250 Acknowledgements 253 Endnotes 255 Index 283
Synopsis
A revolutionary and utterly original book revealing why we should doubt experts - and question ourselves 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., Science is in crisis over false findings Basic economic data is often hopelessly inaccurate Politics is in a state of disarray Just when we think we understand how the world works, it fools us. The Hidden Half explains why, revealing a universe of startling complexity hidden beneath the surface - a potent mass of unseen causes and influences that we ignore at our peril. Using counterintuitive stories from genetics, economics, policy, business and science, Michael Blastland reveals how, in our quest to make the world more understandable, we lose sight of how easily it baffles us. The Hidden Half is the sceptic's antidote to those who claim to know everything. It will change the way you think forever. Book jacket., A revolutionary and utterly original book revealing why we should doubt experts - and question ourselves

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