20201 records matched your query
03303aam a22004698i 4500 001 434508E4D37711ED83DD52344BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230405010043 008 221112s2023 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022042495 020 $a 0306830841 020 $a 9780306830846 035 $a (OCoLC)1334883014 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCO $d QX7 $d JVK $d VP@ $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h swe 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QA141 D33 2023 100 1 $a DahleÌn, Micael, $e author. 240 10 $a Sifferdjur. $l English 245 10 $a More numbers every day : $b how data, stats, and figures control our lives and how to set ourselves free / $c Micael Dahlen, Helge Thorbjørnsen ; translated by Paul Norlen. 246 30 $a How data, stats, and figures control our lives and how to set ourselves free 264 1 $a New York : $b Hachette Books, $c 2023. 300 $a xix, 264 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 500 $a "Originally published in Sweden as Sifferdjur by Volante in 2021." 520 $a "How many unread emails are there in your inbox? How many hours of sleep did you get last week? How many steps did you walk today? We're drowning in digits and immersed in integers, and More Numbers Every Day, by internationally renowned economics professors Micael Dahlen and Helge Thorbjørnsen is a timely and powerful investigation - and warning - about the trouble numbers can bring us. Today we all strive to quantify everything: calories, likes, website traffic, and even friends. And then we rate things, too: movies, restaurants, taxi drivers, experiences, professors, and dates. We measure ourselves against others and compare our real experiences to imagined averages. But in our rush to measure, we can lose sight of what matters. In this delightful and alarming book, Dahlen and Thorbjørnsen show how we're exposed and infected by an ever-more contagious pandemic of numbers. With groundbreaking, empowering, sometimes frightening, and sometimes funny research, they help us see how numbers creep into our heads and bodies, affecting how we think and feel. When do numbers make us stronger and when do they make us weaker? When do they mislead us? And when do they turn us into narcissistic idiots? Look at the book as your numerical vaccination, for a happier and more numerically healthy life"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The History of Numbers -- Numbers and the Body -- Numbers and Self-Image -- Numbers and Performance -- Numbers and Experiences -- Numbers and Relationships -- Numbers as Currency -- Numbers and the Truth -- Numbers and Society -- Numbers and You. 546 $a In English, translated from Swedish. 650 0 $a Numerals $x History. 650 0 $a Numerals $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Numeration. 650 0 $a Number concept. 700 1 $a Thorbjørnsen, Helge, $e author. 700 1 $a NorleÌn, Paul R., $e translator. 941 $a 5 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314025030.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010033759.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20231004011319.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20230718014342.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20230411012715.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=434508E4D37711ED83DD52344BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search