Wrong : why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them : *scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, high-powered consultants, health officials, and more
Title:
Wrong : why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them : *scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, high-powered consultants, health officials, and more
Author:
Freedman, David H., 1954-
ISBN:
9780316023788
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York [etc.] : Little, Brown and Co., 2010
Physical Description:
295 p. ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Some expert observations -- The trouble with scientists, Part 1 -- The certainty principle -- The idiocy of crowds -- The trouble with scientists, Part 2 -- Experts and organizations -- Experts and the media -- The Internet and the technology of expertise -- Eleven simple never-fail rules for not being misled by experts.
Abstract:
Explains why experts often give wrong information, the reasons that bad advice gets the most attention, and how it has adversely affected society, and offers suggestions to eliminate this destructive cycle.
Subject:
| Expertise -- Social aspects |
| Trust -- Social aspects |
| Reliability |
| Error |
| Professional Competence |
| Trust |
Summary:
Explains why experts often give wrong information, the reasons that bad advice gets the most attention, and how it has adversely affected society, and offers suggestions to eliminate this destructive cycle.