Exploring a lesser-known yet significant idea, this intellectual history reveals its profound impact on various aspects of our daily lives. The book delves into the connections between this concept and broader themes, illustrating its relevance and influence across multiple domains. Through insightful analysis, it uncovers how this idea shapes our understanding of the world and informs our experiences.
A fascinating intellectual history that takes a comparatively little-known but important idea and shows how it affects huge areas of our lives
A deep-dive into the weird and wonderful world of the rationalists
__________________ London Clay explores the hidden layers that make up this city. Armed with just his tattered Streetfinder map, Chivers leads his reader down forgotten waterways into abandoned catacombs and buried stations, exploring the nooks and crannies of a forgotten city. His network of journeys combine together to produce a compelling interrogation of London's past. In a route that covers much of his own personal history, this is a bold exploration of the city's secrets and asks us also to consider important questions about its future.
Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious - 'X people develop cancer every year' - and sometimes less obvious - 'How smartphones destroyed a generation'. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world, but in the wrong hands they can be dangerous.Introducing you to the common mistakes that journalists make and the tricks they sometimes deploy, HOW TO READ NUMBERS is a vital guide that will help you understand when and how to trust the numbers in the news - and, just as importantly, when not to.