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035 _a(Sirsi) li0316023787
035 _a(OCoLC)464590337
037 _bLittle Brown & Co, 3 Center Plaza 3rd Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02108-2003, (617)2270730 SAN 200-2205
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100 1 _aFreedman, David H.,
_d1954-
245 1 0 _aWrong :
_bwhy 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 /
_cDavid H. Freedman.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bLittle, Brown,
_c2010.
300 _a295 p. ;
_c25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-284) and index.
505 0 _aSome 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.
520 _aExplains 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.
650 0 _aExpertise
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aTrust
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aReliability.
650 0 _aError.
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