Everything is predictable: how Bayes' remarkable theorem explains the world

By:

Chivers, Tom

Publication details: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2025.Description: xxix, 303p.: ill.; pbk.: 20 cmISBN:

9781399604055

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DDC classification:

519.542 CHI

Summary: 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. https://www.hachetteindia.com/Home/bookdetails/Info/9781399604055/everything-is-predictable-how-bayes--remarkable-theorem-explains-the-world

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Includes Notes and Index.

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.

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