{"product_id":"humble-pi-book-matt-parker-9780241360194","title":"Humble Pi","description":"Most of the time, the maths in our everyday lives works quietly behind  the scenes. Until someone forgets to carry a '1' and a bridge collapses,  a plane drops out of the sky or a building rocks when its resonant  frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power. This book is all about what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world.  Exploring  and explaining a litany of near-misses and mishaps involving the  internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries and the Roman  empire, Matt Parker shows us the bizarre ways maths trips us all up, and  what this reveals about its essential place in our world. Mathematics  doesn't have good 'people skills', but we would all be better off, he  argues, if we saw it as a practical ally. By making maths our friend, we  can use it to our advantage and learn from its pitfalls.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49552806052113,"sku":"GOR009781833","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50433330708753,"sku":"GOR012529061","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50794758177041,"sku":"GOR014075575","price":20.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52103134871825,"sku":"CIN0241360196G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52495010955537,"sku":"CIN0241360196VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0241360196.jpg?v=1750877577","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/humble-pi-book-matt-parker-9780241360194","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}