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020			_a9780141026473
037			_cGifted _nIssac D. Paul
041			_aEnglish
082			_a519.2 _bMLO/DR
100			_aMlodinow, Leonard
245			_aDRUNKARD'S WALK _b: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
250			_a1
260			_aLondon _bPenguin Books _c2009
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500			_aLeonard Mlodinow's The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives is an exhilarating, eye-opening guide to understanding our random world. Randomness and uncertainty surround everything we do. So why are we so bad at understanding them? The same tools that help us understand the random paths of molecules can be applied to the randomness that governs so many aspects of our everyday lives, from winning the lottery to road safety, and reveals the truth about the success of sporting heroes and film stars, and even how to make sense of a blood test. The Drunkard's Walk reveals the psychological illusions that prevent us understanding everything from stock-picking to wine-tasting - read it, or risk becoming another victim of chance. 'A wonderfully readable guide to how the mathematical laws of randomness affect our lives' Stephen Hawking, author of A Brief History of Time
650			_aChance.
650			_aProbabilities.
650			_a Random variables.
650			_aProbability theory — Popular works.
650			_aCognitive biases in probability interpretation (implicit in thematic catalogs)
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