Proofiness [antikvár]

A táblák enyhén deformáltak.
From the author of Zero comes this admirable salvo against quantitative bamboozlement by the media and the government The Boston Globe In Zero Charles Seife presented readers with a thrilling account of the strangest number known to humankind Now he shows readers how the power of skewed metrics or proofiness is being used to alter perception in both amusing and dangerous ways Proofiness is behind such bizarre stories as a mathematical formula for the perfect butt and sprinters who can run faster than the speed of sound But proofiness also has a dark side bogus mathematical formulas used to undermine our democracy subverting our justice system fixing elections and swaying public opinion with lies By doing the real math Seife elegantly and good humoredly scrutinizes our growing obsession with metrics while exposing those who misuse them The bestselling author of Zero shows how mathematical misinformation pervades and shapes daily lives Proofiness as Seife explains in this eye opening book is the art of using pure mathematics for impure ends and he reminds readers that bad mathematics has a dark side We almost automatically believe a quantitative statement no matter how crazy it might seem statistic proving for example that natural blondes will be extinct by 2022 Numbers disarm skeptics befuddle journalists and hoodwink the public like no other kind of propaganda can In this entertaining and pertinent account Charles Seife reveals how our society is being increasingly shaped by masters of proofiness the art of using bogus mathematical arguments to prove something that you know in your heart is true even when its not By doing the real math Seife elegantly and good humoredly scrutinizes our growing obsession with metrics while exposing those who misuse them Book jacket.