Half-Life of Facts Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date

Name: Half-Life of Facts Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date
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ISBN: 9781591846512

ISBN-10: 159184651X

ISBN-13: 9781591846512

Edition: 2013

Authors: Samuel Arbesman

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New insights from the science of science Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, what we know about the world is constantly changing. Samuel Arbesman shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably, and how this evolution unfolds in a fascinating way that can have a powerful impact on our lives. He takes us through a wide variety of fields, including those that change quickly, over the course of a few years, or over the span of centuries.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/27/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.43" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English




The Half-life of Facts



The Pace of Discovery



The Asymptote of Truth



Moore's Law of Everything



The Spread of Facts



Hidden Knowledge



Fact Phase Transitions



Mount Everest and the Discovery of Error



The Human Side of Facts



At the Edge of What We Know


Afterword


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index