{"product_id":"the-primacy-of-doubt-tim-palmer-9781541619715","title":"The Primacy of Doubt: From Quantum Physics to Climate Change, How the Science of Uncertainty Can Help Us Understand Our Chaotic World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Quite possibly the best popular science book I've ever read\" (\u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e) shows how the tools that enabled us to overcome the uncertainty of the weather will enable us to find new answers to modern science's most pressing questions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why does your weather app say \"There's a 10% chance of rain\" instead of \"It will be sunny tomorrow\"? In large part this is due to the insight of Tim Palmer, who made uncertainty essential to the study of weather and climate. Now he wants to apply it to how we study everything else. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Primacy of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e, Palmer argues that embracing the mathematics of uncertainty is vital to understanding ourselves and the universe around us. Whether we want to predict climate change or market crashes, understand how the brain is able to outpace supercomputers, or find a theory that links quantum and cosmological physics, Palmer shows how his vision of mathematical uncertainty provides new insights into some of the deepest problems in science. The result is a revolution--one that shows that power begins by embracing what we don't know. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Palmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541619714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541619715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.33w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2022","brand":"Tim Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073758490879,"sku":"9781541619715","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6696b8cf-81e1-4c26-b744-e3be4fffa3f0.jpg?v=1685449728","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-primacy-of-doubt-tim-palmer-9781541619715","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}