The Half Life of Facts
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The Half Life of Facts by Samuel Arbesman
New insights from the science of scienceFacts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, what we know about the world is constantly changing.
Samuel Arbesman shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably, and how this evolution unfolds in a fascinating way that can have a powerful impact on our lives.
He takes us through a wide variety of fields, including those that change quickly, over the course of a few years, or over the span of centuries.
Samuel Arbesman is a network scientist and applied mathematician. He's a senior scholar at the Kauffman Foundation and a research fellow at Harvard University's Center for Quantitative Social Science. The New York Times, the Atlantic, Wired, New Scientist, and the Boston Globe have all published his work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781591846512 |
| ISBN 10 | 159184651X |
| Title | The Half Life of Facts |
| Author | Samuel Arbesman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2013-08-27 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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