Wrong : why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them : *scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, high-powered consultants, health officials and more /
Freedman, David H., 1954-
Wrong : why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them : *scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, high-powered consultants, health officials and more / David H. Freedman. - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown, 2010. - 295 p. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-284) and index.
Some expert observations -- The trouble with scientists, Part 1 -- The certainty principle -- The idiocy of crowds -- The trouble with scientists, Part 2 -- Experts and organizations -- Experts and the media -- The Internet and the technology of expertise -- Eleven simple never-fail rules for not being misled by experts.
Explains why experts often give wrong information, the reasons that bad advice gets the most attention, and how it has adversely affected society, and offers suggestions to eliminate this destructive cycle.
0316023787 : HRD $25.99 9780316023788
Little Brown & Co, 3 Center Plaza 3rd Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02108-2003, (617)2270730 SAN 200-2205
2009051194
Expertise--Social aspects.
Trust--Social aspects.
Reliability.
Error.
BF378.E94 / F74 2010
001
Wrong : why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them : *scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, high-powered consultants, health officials and more / David H. Freedman. - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown, 2010. - 295 p. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-284) and index.
Some expert observations -- The trouble with scientists, Part 1 -- The certainty principle -- The idiocy of crowds -- The trouble with scientists, Part 2 -- Experts and organizations -- Experts and the media -- The Internet and the technology of expertise -- Eleven simple never-fail rules for not being misled by experts.
Explains why experts often give wrong information, the reasons that bad advice gets the most attention, and how it has adversely affected society, and offers suggestions to eliminate this destructive cycle.
0316023787 : HRD $25.99 9780316023788
Little Brown & Co, 3 Center Plaza 3rd Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02108-2003, (617)2270730 SAN 200-2205
2009051194
Expertise--Social aspects.
Trust--Social aspects.
Reliability.
Error.
BF378.E94 / F74 2010
001