Numberholics

Numbers – one of humanity's most important inventions, which has become an integral part of civilization. However, numbers can be not only useful but also dangerous and insidious. They have taken over our world, making us believe in them rather... than in words, even the most convincing ones. The authors of "Numberholics," two well-known Scandinavian specialists in human behavior, Mikael Dahlen and Helge Torbjornsen, explain how this happened and how numbers have managed to enslave us. They describe how numbers influence society, the lives of individuals, and politicians. The authors teach us to resist the tyranny of numbers, to deal with them in a way that does not impoverish our lives. Perhaps, the scientists say, in certain areas, it is better to do without numbers, and they advise getting a kind of vaccination against numbers so that we can independently decide how to manage them.

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Author: Микаэль Дален

Printhouse: AST

Series: Corpus

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785171664091

Number of pages: 256

Size: 220x145x24 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 327 g

ID: 1698572

Numbers – one of humanity's most important inventions, which has become an integral part of civilization. However, numbers can be not only useful but also dangerous and insidious. They have taken over our world, making us believe in them rather than in words, even the most convincing ones. The authors of "Numberholics," two well-known Scandinavian specialists in human behavior, Mikael Dahlen and Helge Torbjornsen, explain how this happened and how numbers have managed to enslave us. They describe how numbers influence society, the lives of individuals, and politicians. The authors teach us to resist the tyranny of numbers, to deal with them in a way that does not impoverish our lives. Perhaps, the scientists say, in certain areas, it is better to do without numbers, and they advise getting a kind of vaccination against numbers so that we can independently decide how to manage them.

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