What are the chances? Find out in this entertaining exploration of probabilities in our everyday lives "If there is anything you want to know, or remind yourself, about probabilities, then look no further than this comprehensive, yet wittily written and enjoyable, compendium of how to apply probability calculations in real-world situations." --Keith D...(展开全部)

The application of probability in finance, such as option pricing The introduction of branching processes and the extinction of family names An extended discussion on opinion polls and Nate Silver’s election predictions Probabilities: The Little Numbers That Rule Our Lives, Second Edition is an ideal reference for anyone who would like to obtain a better understanding of the ma...(展开全部)

Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments―and why we can’t see it One in four American workers says their workplace is a “dictatorship.” Yet that number almost certainly would be higher if we recognized employers for what they are―private governments with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives. Many employers minutely regulate workers’ speech, clothing, and ...(展开全部)

One in four American workers says their workplace is a "dictatorship." Yet that number probably would be even higher if we recognized most employers for what they are--private governments with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives, on duty and off. We normally think of government as something only the state does, yet many of us are governed far more--and far more obtrusiv...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·G.布林顿（Christopher G. Brinton），美国学习技术公司祖米（Zoomi）高级研究负责人，研究领域涵盖下一代社交网络、大数据分析和学习技术，普林斯顿大学电子工程学博士。 蒋濛（Mung Chiang），普林斯顿大学电子工程专业教授,华人科学家。2013年荣获美国国家自然科学基金委（NSF）艾伦·沃特曼奖。该奖项于1975年NSF成立25周年时设立，旨在奖励和支持在NSF资助下取得杰出学术成就的优秀年轻科学家。蒋濛还兼任普林斯顿大学创业顾问委员会主席、凯勒工程教育创新中心主任。

According to Judith Baer, feminist legal scholarship today does not effectively address the harsh realities of women's lives. Feminists have marginalized themselves, she argues, by withdrawing from mainstream intellectual discourse. In "Our Lives Before the Law", Baer thus presents the framework for a new feminist jurisprudence - one that would return feminism to relevance by c...(展开全部)

WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY? How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World? Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair? Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps? What does it mean, statistically, to be an “Average Joe”? NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLD In the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The Tipping Point, and Sup...(展开全部)

WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY? How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World? Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair? Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps? What does it mean, statistically, to be an “Average Joe”? NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLD In the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The Tipping Point, and Sup...(展开全部)

By the author of the best-selling, prize-winning Stuff Matters'A truly delightful read' Jim Al-Khalili, author of Paradox'Exciting, anarchic and surprising' Katy Guest, The GuardianThis fascinating new book by the bestselling scientist and engineer Mark Miodownik is an expert tour of the world of the droplets, heartbeats and ocean waves that we come across every day. Structured...(展开全部)