The Hidden Half: The Unseen Forces That Influence Everything (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781786496393)

Why does one smoker die of lung cancer but another live to 100? The answer is "The Hidden Half"--those random, unknowable variables that mess up our attempts to comprehend the world. We humans are very clever creatures--but we're idiots about how clever we really are. This entertaining and ingenious book reveals how in our quest to make the world more understandable, we lose sight of how unexplainable it often is. The result--from GDP figures to medicine--is that experts know a lot less than they think. Filled with compelling stories from economics, genetics, business, and science, The Hidden Half is a warning that an explanation which works in one arena may not work in another. Entertaining and provocative, it will change how you view the world.

Author: Michael Blastland
ISBN-10: 1786496399
ISBN-13: 9781786496393
Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2020
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 08/24/2020
Foreword 08/26/2020