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Future Babble

Future Babble Social Sciences

Future Babble

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New York Times bestselling author of Superforecasting and Future Babble "Genuinely arresting . . . required reading for journalists, politicians, academics, and anyone who listens to them."-Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works We are awash in predictions. In newspapers, blogs, and books; on radio and television. Every day experts tell us how the economy will perform next year, if housing sales will grow or shrink, and who will win the next election. Predictions are offered about the climate, food, technology, and the world our grandchildren will inhabit. And we can't get enough of it. Drawing on research in cognitive psychology, political science, and behavioral economics, award-winning journalist Dan Gardner explores our obsession with the future. He shows how famous pundits, "hedgehogs" who stick to one big idea no matter how circumstances change, become expert at explaining away predictions that are wrong while "foxes," who are more equivocal in their judgments, are simply more accurate.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
305
Release Date:
2012-02-28
Publication Date:
2012-02-28
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0452297575
ISBN13:
9780452297579
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
367 g
Height:
135 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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