The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
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gptkb:book
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6
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gptkb:The_Drunkard's_Walk
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Leonard_Mlodinow
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:None
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Author
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| gptkbp:impact |
discussed implications for various fields
encouraged critical thinking about chance influenced public understanding of statistics popularized concepts of randomness stimulated interest in probability theory |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb
gptkb:Daniel_Kahneman gptkb:Richard_Thaler gptkb:Malcolm_Gladwell |
| gptkbp:is_available_in |
gptkb:book
ebook hardcover paperback |
| gptkbp:isbn |
978-0-307-26363-0
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" Understanding randomness can help us make better decisions."
" We are all subject to the whims of chance." " The unexpected can be more important than the expected." " Randomness is not the enemy; it is the friend of the creative mind." " Life is a series of random events that we try to make sense of." |
| gptkbp:page_count |
256
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| gptkbp:plot_summary |
Explores the role of randomness in everyday life.
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| gptkbp:published_year |
gptkb:2008
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Pantheon_Books
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow
gptkb:The_Black_Swan gptkb:Freakonomics |
| gptkbp:subject |
decision making
statistics probability randomness |