The math of life & death : 7 mathematical principles that shape our lives
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- ISBN: 9781982111878
- ISBN: 1982111879
- ISBN: 9781982111885
- ISBN: 1982111887
- ISBN: 9781982111892
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vii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2019
Contents / Notes
General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 by Quercus as The maths of life and death"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: almost everything -- Thinking exponentially: the sobering limits of power -- Sensitivity, specificity, and second opinions: how math makes medicine manageable -- The laws of mathematics: investigating the role of mathematics in the law -- Don't believe the truth: debunking media statistics -- Wrong place, wrong time: when our number systems let us down -- Relentless optimization: from evolution to e-commerce, life is an algorithm -- Susceptible, infective, removed: how to stop an epidemic -- Epilogue: mathematical emancipation. |
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