TY  - BOOK
AU  - Freedman,David H.
TI  - 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 
SN  - 0316023787 : HRD
AV  - BF378.E94 F74 2010
U1  - 001 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Little, Brown
KW  - Expertise
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Trust
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Error
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -