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The Rules of Contagion
Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop
Taschenbuch von Adam Kucharski
Sprache: Englisch

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An Observer Book of the Year
A Times Science Book of the Year
A New Statesman Book of the Year
A Financial Times Science Book of the Year

'Astonishingly bold' Daily Mail

'It is hard to imagine a more timely book ... much of the modern world will make more sense having read it.' The Times


We live in a world that's more interconnected than ever before. Our lives are shaped by outbreaks - of disease, of misinformation, even of violence - that appear, spread and fade away with bewildering speed. To understand them, we need to learn the hidden laws that govern them. From 'superspreaders' who might spark a pandemic or bring down a financial system to the social dynamics that make loneliness catch on, The Rules of Contagion offers compelling insights into human behaviour and explains how we can get better at predicting what happens next.

Along the way, Adam Kucharski explores how innovations spread through friendship networks, what links computer viruses with folk stories - and why the most useful predictions aren't necessarily the ones that come true.

Now revised and updated with content on Covid-19.

An Observer Book of the Year
A Times Science Book of the Year
A New Statesman Book of the Year
A Financial Times Science Book of the Year

'Astonishingly bold' Daily Mail

'It is hard to imagine a more timely book ... much of the modern world will make more sense having read it.' The Times


We live in a world that's more interconnected than ever before. Our lives are shaped by outbreaks - of disease, of misinformation, even of violence - that appear, spread and fade away with bewildering speed. To understand them, we need to learn the hidden laws that govern them. From 'superspreaders' who might spark a pandemic or bring down a financial system to the social dynamics that make loneliness catch on, The Rules of Contagion offers compelling insights into human behaviour and explains how we can get better at predicting what happens next.

Along the way, Adam Kucharski explores how innovations spread through friendship networks, what links computer viruses with folk stories - and why the most useful predictions aren't necessarily the ones that come true.

Now revised and updated with content on Covid-19.

Über den Autor
Adam Kucharski is an associate professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, working on global outbreaks such as the Ebola epidemic and the Zika virus. He is a TED fellow and winner of the 2016 Rosalind Franklin Award Lecture and the 2012 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. He has written for the Observer, Financial Times, Scientific American, and New Statesman. He is the author of The Perfect Bet: How Science and Maths Are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 352 S.
ISBN-13: 9781788160209
ISBN-10: 1788160207
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kucharski, Adam
Hersteller: Profile Books
Maße: 198 x 132 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Adam Kucharski
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.02.2021
Gewicht: 0,29 kg
Artikel-ID: 118951100
Über den Autor
Adam Kucharski is an associate professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, working on global outbreaks such as the Ebola epidemic and the Zika virus. He is a TED fellow and winner of the 2016 Rosalind Franklin Award Lecture and the 2012 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. He has written for the Observer, Financial Times, Scientific American, and New Statesman. He is the author of The Perfect Bet: How Science and Maths Are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 352 S.
ISBN-13: 9781788160209
ISBN-10: 1788160207
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kucharski, Adam
Hersteller: Profile Books
Maße: 198 x 132 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Adam Kucharski
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.02.2021
Gewicht: 0,29 kg
Artikel-ID: 118951100
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