Future babble : why expert predictions are next to worthless, and you can do better / Dan Gardner.
- Gardner, Dan, 1968-
- Date:
- [2010], ©2010
- Books
About this work
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
Contributors
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.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionBF463.U5 2010G47fOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780525952053
- 0525952055