The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
Categories: Science & Math
Physicist Leonard Mlodinow shows how randomness and chance shape our lives far more than we realize. He explains the history of probability and statistics, from Cardano and Pascal to modern research, and shows how people misjudge chance in areas such as sports, business, medicine and law. Mlodinow argues that understanding randomness can help us judge success and failure more fairly and make better decisions.
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- Shane Parrish: “A great book for me to read so soon after finishing Fooled By Randomness as they both approach the same subject from vastly different angles. Mlodinow’s book is a gentler, though not necessarily better, introduction than Taleb’s.”