Numbermania
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'An entertaining and thought-provoking antidote to the tyranny of
numbers in the modern world.' -Alex Bellos, author of Can You Solve
My Problems?'A smart and insightful read that will totally change
the way you think - and live.'-Thomas Erikson, author of Sunday
Times bestseller Surrounded By Idiots'Written in lucid, skillfully
translated prose that puts the science into philosophical
perspective, this shines a fascinating light on the modern-day
obsession with numerical quantity over quality.' -Publishers
Weekly'In 31,234 words Dahlen and Thorbjornsen cast their four
critical, and at times whimsical, eyes at our numbered existences
revealing that consuming too much 'pi' might be bad for our
health.' -Professor Scott Page, author of The Model ThinkerHow many
steps have you done today?How many emails answered?How much money
have you spent this week And how many hours have you slept?Welcome
to the numberdemic, where a deluge of figures, stats and data
manipulate your every move. From the way you work, date and
exercise to the products you buy and the news you read, numbers
have worked their way into every part of our lives. But is life
better this way? How are all of those numbers affecting us?With
fascinating, sometimes frightening and sometimes shrewdly funny
research, behavioural economists Micael Dahlen and Helge
Thorbjornsen explain why we're so attached to numbers and how we
can free ourselves from their tyranny.Along the way, you'll learn
why viral videos, however inaccurate, become more convincing with
every view, how numbers can affect the way we physically age, if we
let them, why the more films you rate the less impressive you'll
find them and how numbers that 'anchor' themselves in your brain
can affect the size of your mortgage - plus much more. Sharp,
insightful and totally engaging, NUMBERMANIA is your vaccination
against a world obsessed with numbers.
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