The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date /
Arbesman, Samuel,
The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date / by Samuel Arbesman. - Unabridged. - 7 audio discs (approximately 480 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Compact discs. Duration: 8:00:00. Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking.
Read by Sean Pratt.
Fresh and insightful, The Half-Life of Facts offers a new approach to understanding the ever-changing information that bombards us. Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from healthy to deadly. The recommended age for a mammogram continues to increase. And the healthiness of carbs and fat seems to be in constant flux. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe, that Pluto was a planet, and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. What we know about the world is constantly changing. Samuel Arbesman is an expert in scientometrics, literally the science of science--how we know what we know. He shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably and how this evolution can have a powerful impact on our lives.
1469087324 (library edition) 1469087340 9781469087320 (library edition) 9781469087344
9781469087344
Z8241 Blackstone Audio
Evolution.
Probabilities.
Science--Philosophy.
Audiobooks.
The half-life of facts : why everything we know has an expiration date / by Samuel Arbesman. - Unabridged. - 7 audio discs (approximately 480 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Compact discs. Duration: 8:00:00. Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking.
Read by Sean Pratt.
Fresh and insightful, The Half-Life of Facts offers a new approach to understanding the ever-changing information that bombards us. Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from healthy to deadly. The recommended age for a mammogram continues to increase. And the healthiness of carbs and fat seems to be in constant flux. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe, that Pluto was a planet, and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. What we know about the world is constantly changing. Samuel Arbesman is an expert in scientometrics, literally the science of science--how we know what we know. He shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably and how this evolution can have a powerful impact on our lives.
1469087324 (library edition) 1469087340 9781469087320 (library edition) 9781469087344
9781469087344
Z8241 Blackstone Audio
Evolution.
Probabilities.
Science--Philosophy.
Audiobooks.