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What has data ever done for us? In this book, House of Commons Library statistician Georgina Sturge explores the rich history of the moments when we have counted and measured ourselves in different ways, and the shocks and fundamental changes which have come as a result. ‘Sum of Us’ showcases how the process of deciding who and what we count can be disruptive and intrusive – and at other times it can be emancipatory. From unravelling a deadly public health crisis to exposing the tensions at the heart of what it means to describe ourselves as ‘British’, and from being the seed of the NHS to a spotlight on equal rights, data is a force which can turn the wheel of progress forwards as well as, sometimes, backwards. Along the way, Sturge also tells the story of how governments and politicians came to use and rely on data for policy making, and what that means for us now, in an age more awash than ever with information.
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Life is uncertain. We are all the result of an unforeseen and unforeseeable sequence of small occurrences. But what underlies this fragile chain of events? Is it random or just complex? And what role does luck play in our lives? David Spiegelhalter has spent his career crunching data in order to help understand uncertainty and assess the chances of what might happen. In ‘The Art of Uncertainty’, he gives readers a window onto how we can all do this better.
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A gripping, wide-ranging exploration of secret-keeping – why we do it, why secrets fascinate us and why we confess – as told through the stories and observations of some of the world’s most bizarre and extraordinary characters.
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Our politicians make vital decisions and declarations every day that rely on official data. But should all statistics be trusted? In ‘Bad Data’, House of Commons Library statistician Georgina Sturge draws back the curtain on how governments of the past and present have been led astray by figures littered with inconsistency, guesswork and uncertainty.
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A brilliant new theory of how society works from one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time.
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The history of British gambling is a history that stretches back nearly one thousand years, reaching into some of the nation’s most fabled periods. It’s now an industry worth billions of pounds. Investigative journalist and Guardian correspondent Rob Davies surveys the development of the gambling industry to explain how Britain became one of the largest gambling markets in the world.
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Drawing on ten years of immersion in the topic, Nordell digs into the cognitive science and social psychology that underpin efforts to eliminate bias, meets the people working to end it, and reveals what really works, and what doesn’t.
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Imagine living in a world in which you were routinely patronised by women. Imagine having your views ignored or your expertise frequently challenged by them. Imagine trying to speak up in a meeting, only to be talked over by female colleagues. Imagine subordinates resisting you as a boss, merely because of your gender. Imagine people always addressing the woman you are with before you. Now imagine a world in which the reverse of this is true. ‘The Authority Gap’ provides a startling perspective on the unseen bias at work in our everyday lives, to reveal the scale of the gap that still persists between men and women.
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How many people have died because of COVID-19? Which countries have been hit hardest by the virus? What are the benefits and harms of different vaccines? How does COVID-19 compare to the Spanish flu? How have the lockdown measures affected the economy, mental health and crime? This year we have been bombarded by statistics – seven day rolling averages, rates of infection, excess deaths. Never have numbers been more central to our national conversation, and never has it been more important that we think about them clearly. In the media and in their Observer column, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter and RSS Statistical Ambassador Anthony Masters have interpreted these statistics, offering a vital public service by giving us the tools we need to make sense of the virus for ourselves and holding the government to account.
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Unconscious bias affects us all on a daily basis, but it can be overcome. The author sets out to meet the people who are finding solutions to the bias that can rob organizations of talent, science of breakthroughs, art of wisdom and politics of insight.
