What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? And, what can Catherine the Great\'s lovers tell us about probability? This book shows us how to stop trying to predict everything and take advantage of uncertainty..
What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? And, what can Catherine the Great\'s lovers tell us about probability? This book shows us how to stop trying to predict everything and take advantage of uncertainty.