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They've Got Your Number...: Data, Digits and Destiny - how the Numerati are changing our Lives

By (author) Stephen Baker

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In a world teeming with data, we ourselves become the maths gurus' most prized specimens. In They've Got Your Number..., Stephen Baker takes us on a guided tour (no maths required) through an unprecedented new era. Much in the same way as neuroscientists are mapping our brains, mathematicians are mapping our behaviour - what we do, who we are, how we work, chat, play and shop - everything that makes us individuals. In doing so, they will change every aspect of our lives. They've Got Your Number... examines one of the great undertakings of the twenty-first century - the mathematical modelling of humanity. It's a world that otherwise might seem remote or disconnected, but one which is absolutely relevant to our everyday lives.

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Publisher | Vintage Publishing
Published date | 5 Nov 2009
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 256
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 181g
ISBN | 978-0-0995-0702-4
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BISAC | science / mathematical physics


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