EAN: 9781787475403

THE MATHS OF LIFE AND DEATH - KIT YATES KARTONI...

This is an exquisitely interesting book. It's a deeply serious one too and  for those like me
who have little maths  it's delightfully readable - IAN MCEWAN Kit Yates is a natural
storyteller. Through fascinating stories and examples  he shows how maths is the beating heart
of so much of modern life. An exciting new voice in the world of science communication - MARCUS
DU SAUTOY Used wisely  mathematics can save your life. Used unwisely  it can ruin it. A lucid
and enthralling account of why maths matters in everyone's life. A real eye-opener. - Prof Ian
Stewart FRS  author of Do Dice Play God? __________ Maths is the story of the world around us 
and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster. We are all doing
maths all the time  from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel  from how
we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really appreciate the full
power of maths - the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home 
but also in every courtroom and hospital ward. In this eye-opening and extraordinary book 
Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events in which the application - or
misapplication - of mathematics has played a critical role: patients crippled by faulty genes
and entrepreneurs bankrupted by faulty algorithms  innocent victims of miscarriages of justice
and the unwitting victims of software glitches. We follow stories of investors who have lost
fortunes and parents who have lost children  all because of mathematical misunderstandings.
Along the way  Yates arms us with simple mathematical rules and tools that can help us make
better decisions in our increasingly quantitative society. You will discover why it's always
sensible to question a statistic  often vital to ask for a second opinion and sometimes
surprisingly handy to stick to the 37% rule...

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