Primacy of Doubt

Primacy of Doubt

From climate change to quantum physics, how the science of uncertainty can help predict and understand our chaotic world

Palmer, Tim

Oxford University Press

01/2024

320

Mole

Inglês

9780192843609

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction
Part I: The Science of Uncertainty
1: Chaos, Chaos Everywhere
2: The Geometry of Chaos
3: Noisy, Million-Dollar Butterflies
4: Quantum Uncertainty: Reality Lost?
Part II: Predicting our Chaotic World
5: The Two Roads to Monte Carlo
6: Climate Change: Catastrophe or Just Lukewarm?
7: Pandemics
8: Financial Crashes
9: Deadly Conflict and the Digital Ensemble of Spaceship Earth
10: Decisions! Decisions!
Part III: Understanding the Chaotic Universe and our Place in it
11: Quantum Uncertainty: Reality Regained?
12: Our Noisy Brains
13: Free Will, Consciousness, and God
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