Future babble : why expert predictions are next to worthless, and you can do better / Dan Gardner.

  • Gardner, Dan, 1968-
Date:
[2010], ©2010
  • Books

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Description

Gardner presents landmark research debunking the whole expert prediction industry and explores our obsession with the future.

Publication/Creation

New York : Dutton, [2010], ©2010.

Physical description

xi, 305 pages ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction -- The unpredictable world -- In the minds of experts -- The experts agree : expect much more of the same -- Unsettled by uncertainty -- Everyone loves a hedgehog -- When prophets fail -- The end is nigh.

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    Medical Collection
    BF463.U5 2010G47f
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780525952053
  • 0525952055