The Flaw of Averages: Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of UncertaintyA must-read for anyone who makes business decisions that have a major financial impact.
As the recent collapse on Wall Street shows, we are often ill-equipped to deal with uncertainty and risk. Yet every day we base our personal and business plans on uncertainties, whether they be next month’s sales, next year’s... | | Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction (2 Volume Set)In hardly more than half a century, computers have become integral parts of everyday life, at home, work, and play. Today, computers affect almost every aspect of modern life, in areas as diverse as car design, filmmaking, disability services, and sex education.Human-computer interaction (HCI) is a vital new field that examines the ways in which... | | Beyond Red and Blue: How Twelve Political Philosophies Shape American DebatesOn any given night cable TV news will tell us how polarized American politics is: Republicans are from Mars, Democrats are from Canada. But in fact, writes Peter Wenz in Beyond Red and Blue, Americans do not divide neatly into two ideological camps of red/blue, Republican/Democrat, right/left. If they did, what could explain Republicans... |