A Neuroscientist on How to Make Sense of a Complex World
The author Daniel Levitin, known for The Organized Mind, offers a clear guide to critical thinking in the 'post-truth' era.
In a world full of information, much of it fact-based data that is biased or incorrect, Levitin helps you understand the value of statistics. From labor market data to polls and IQ tests: he teaches you how to ask commonsense questions about the reliability of this information.
This accessible guide combines scientific insights with practical tips, so you can form better-informed and sharper judgments about what you read and hear every day.
Description
A practical guide to deciphering statistics and facts in an age of disinformation.
Daniel Levitin, author of the bestseller The Organized Mind, asks the question of how we can truly gain certainty about presented data. With compelling examples, he takes you through the complexity of factual information and helps you think critically.
This publication provides tools to apply knowledge from numbers and research effectively for a better understanding of the world.
Product specifications
- Author: Daniel Levitin
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Format: B-format paperback
- Publication date: 2018-02-01
- Number of pages: 304
- ISBN: 9780241974872
- Theme: Popular and recreational mathematics
- BISAC: MATHEMATICS / Recreations & Games
About the author
Dr. Daniel J. Levitin is an expert in psychology and neuroscience, affiliated with McGill University, Canada. With books such as The Organized Mind and This Is Your Brain on Music he helps to make scientific research accessible to a broad audience.