Escape from Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It

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Weight 0.46 kg
Dimensions 2.6 × 15.6 × 23.6 cm
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Hardback

Language

Pages

256

Publisher

Year Published

2022-11-24

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Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1529364876

About The Author

Erica Thompson is a senior policy fellow at the London School of Economics' Data Science Institute and a fellow of the London Mathematical Laboratory. With a PhD from Imperial College, she has recently worked on the limitations of models of COVID-19 spread, humanitarian crises, and climate change. She lives in West Wales.

A brilliant account of how models are so often abused and of how they should be used

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How do mathematical models shape our world – and how can we harness their power for good?