{"product_id":"numbercrunch","title":"Numbercrunch","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Lucid and entertaining. With barely an equation in sight, Numbercrunch makes a passionate case for how just a little bit more numeracy could help us all' \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;- Tom Whipple, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'The perfect introduction to the power of mathematics - fluent, friendly and practical' \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;- Tim Harford, bestselling author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;How to Make the World Add Up\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In our hyper-modern world, we are bombarded with more facts, stats and information than ever before. So, what can we grasp hold of to make sense of it all? \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Oliver Johnson reveals how mathematical thinking can help us understand the myriad data all around us. From the exponential growth of viruses to social media filter-bubbles; from share-price fluctuations to growth of computing power; from the datafication of our sports pages to quantifying climate change. Not to mention the things much closer to home: ever wondered when the best time is to leave a party? What are the chances of rain ruining your barbecue this weekend? How about which queue is the best to join in the supermarket?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Journeying through the three sections of Randomness, Structure, and Information, we meet a host of brilliant minds such Alan Turing, Enrico Fermi and Claude Shannon, and we learn the tools, tips and tricks to cut through the noise all around us - from the Law of Large Numbers to Entropy to Brownian Motion.  \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Lucid, surprising, and endlessly entertaining, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Numbercrunch\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; equips you with a definitive mathematician's toolkit to make sense of your world.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57220055597438,"sku":"NW9781788708371","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781788708371.jpg?v=1778523121","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/numbercrunch","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}