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Being wrong : adventures in the margin of error / Kathryn Schulz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London Portobello 2010Description: viii, 405 p. ; 24 cm. -pbkISBN:
  • 9781846270734 (hbk.) :
  • 1846270731
  • 9781846270734
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 128
Contents:
Being wrong is an inescapable part of being alive. And yet, we go through life tacitly assuming that we are right about nearly everything - from our political beliefs to our private memories, from our grasp of scientific fact to the merits of our favourite team. This book looks at why this conviction has such a powerful grip on us.
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General The Harden Library, King's Hospital General 128 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R12112W0499

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Being wrong is an inescapable part of being alive. And yet, we go through life tacitly assuming that we are right about nearly everything - from our political beliefs to our private memories, from our grasp of scientific fact to the merits of our favourite team. This book looks at why this conviction has such a powerful grip on us.

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