{"product_id":"9781399604055","title":"Everything Is Predictable : How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Chivers, Tom \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography: science, technology \u0026amp; medicine\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 April 2025 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 21 | 250g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024'Fascinating, witty and perspective-shifting . . . I finished it not only better informed about a captivating branch of mathematics, but with an invigorating sense of greater purchase on the world' OLIVER BURKEMANThomas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46785941766403,"sku":"9781399604055","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781399604055.jpg?v=1746003643","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781399604055","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}