Leonard Mlodinow was born in Chicago, Illinois, received his PhD in theoretical physics from the University of California at Berkeley, and is the author of five best-sellers. His book The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives was a New York Times Bestseller, Editor's Choice, and Notable Book of the Year, and was short-listed for the Royal Society book award. His book Subliminal won the PEN/Wilson award for literary science writing. His other books include two co-authored with physicist Stephen Hawking -- A Briefer History of Time, and The Grand Design. In addition to his books and research articles, he has taught at Caltech, written for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Forbes magazine, among other publications, and for television series such as McGyver and Star Trek: the Next Generation. www.leonardmlodinow.com
In this irreverent and illuminating book, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, change, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious cases, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance.
The rise and fall of your favorite movie star of the most reviled CEO--in fact, of all our destinies--reflects as much as planning and innate abilities. Even the legendary Roger Maris, who beat Babe Ruth's single-season home run record, was in all likelihood not great but just lucky. And it might be shocking to realize that you are twice as likely to be killed in a car accident on your way to buying a lottery ticket than you are to win the lottery.
How could it have happened that a wine was given five out of five stars, the highest rating, in one journal and in another it was called the worst wine of the decade? Mlodinow vividly demonstrates how wine ratings, school grades, political polls, and many other things in daily life are less reliable than we believe. By showing us the true nature of change and revealing the psychological illusions that cause us to misjudge the world around us, Mlodinow gives fresh insight into what is really meaningful and how we can make decisions based on a deeper truth. From the classroom to the courtroom, from financial markets to supermarkets, from the doctor's office to the Oval Office, Mlodinow's insights will intrigue, awe, and inspire.
Offering readers not only a tour of randomness, chance, and probability but also a new way of looking at the world, this original, unexpected journey reminds us that much in our lives is about as predictable as the steps of a stumbling man fresh from a night at the bar.
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评分杜克大学有两名学生,在高数考试前一天晚上跑到另一个州去参加通宵party。第二天赶到学校的时候,考试已经结束了。他俩向教授解释说,因为有一个车胎没气了才半路抛锚的,希望教授能给补考的机会。 教授很爽快地答应了,并额外出了一份卷子,第二天让两个人分别在两间教室里考...
评分 评分这本书还是几年前在大学里面看的,却一直记得很清楚,印象深刻。 作者用幽默的笔调从概率的角度,为我们分析了为什么有时候你努力了却还是不成功(0如果成功是-----)。 为什么呢?因为一件事情要发展到最后一步,即他的结果,是由许多因素影响的。往往我们只看到了我们可控...
评分杜克大学有两名学生,在高数考试前一天晚上跑到另一个州去参加通宵party。第二天赶到学校的时候,考试已经结束了。他俩向教授解释说,因为有一个车胎没气了才半路抛锚的,希望教授能给补考的机会。 教授很爽快地答应了,并额外出了一份卷子,第二天让两个人分别在两间教室里考...
A great book that ends on a sober note.
评分新年读完的第一本书,说我们的生活其实是被偶然事件所统治,所有成功失败也没有看起来的那么理直气壮,有趣。
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评分所谓制胜必有惊人之举,那是因为即使是日常生活,事情的本来面目常常是counterintuition的。“物理学已经向我们证明,草坪的绿色并不只是绿色,石头的硬并不只是硬,而是一些很不同的东西”。概率,或者机遇,也是这么个意思!这本书很好看!
评分Randomness VS Necessity. 事情的发生更多是因为能力还是运气?
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