David H Freedman

Wrong

Why Experts* Keep Failing Us--And How to Know When Not to Trust Them *Scientists, Finance Wizards, Doctors, Relationship Gurus, Celebrity Ceos, High-Powered Consultants, Health Officials and More

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Produktbeschreibung

From the author of "A Perfect Mess" comes an eye-opening exploration of why experts are constantly misleading the public--and what can be done about it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 168mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780316023788
• ISBN-10: 0316023787
• Artikelnr.: 27384379

Autorenporträt

David H. Freedman (www.freedman.com) is a contributing editor at Inc. Magazine. His articles on science, business and technology have appeared in theAtlantic, Newsweek, the New York Times, the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Science, Wired, and many other publications. His previous book (coauthored) is A Perfect Mess, about the useful role of disorder in daily life, business and science. He is also the author of books about the U.S. Marines, computer crime, and artificial intelligence. Freedman casts a critical eye on headline health news at his blog, Making Sense of Medicine.