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Mathematics and computation

Mathematics and computation

How can we navigate an unpredictable world? The answer lies in mathematics

16 Aug 2023 Anna Demming

Anna Demming reviews How to Expect the Unexpected: the Science of Making Predictions and the Art of Knowing When Not To by Kit Yates

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Maths not mystics Kit Yates’ new book offers a gold mine of anecdotes about how maths can help us to make choices about the future, including how psychics use ruses to appear to have the same power. (Courtesy: iStock/urbazon)
Middle bias, randomness bias, linearity bias, normalcy bias – the list of cognitive glitches that

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Anna Demming is a science journalist based in Bristol, UK
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