Everything Is Predictable: How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World

Paperback Published on: 24/04/2025
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Synopsis

Thomas Bayes was an eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician whose obscure life belied the profound impact of his work. Fusing biography, razor-sharp science communication and intellectual history, Everything Is Predictable is a captivating tour of Bayes' theorem and its impact on modern life. From medical testing to artificial intelligence, Tom Chivers shows how a single compelling idea can have far-reaching consequences.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781399604055
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 26 mm
  • Weight: 251g
  • Languages: English

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Everything Is Predictable
Disappointing
For Bayesian entusiasts the prior probability is that they will rave about this book, for those who think it a load of tosh ( I have only found the term "f... READ MORE
Charles Tomkinson