{"product_id":"wrong-why-experts-keep-failing-us-and-how-to-know-when-not-to-trust-them-scientists-finance-wizards-doctors-relationship-gurus-celebrity-ceos-hardcover","title":"Wrong: Why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them *Scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid H. Freedman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur investments are devastated, obesity is epidemic, test scores are in decline, blue-chip companies circle the drain, and popular medications turn out to be ineffective and even dangerous. What happened? Didn't we listen to the scientists, economists and other experts who promised us that if we followed their advice all would be well?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActually, those experts are a big reason we're in this mess. And, according to acclaimed business and science writer David H. Freedman, such expert counsel \u003cem\u003eusually\u003c\/em\u003e turns out to be wrong--often wildly so. \u003cem\u003eWrong\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the dangerously distorted ways experts come up with their advice, and why the most heavily flawed conclusions end up getting the most attention-all the more so in the online era. But there's hope: \u003cem\u003eWrong\u003c\/em\u003e spells out the means by which every individual and organization can do a better job of unearthing the crucial bits of right within a vast avalanche of misleading pronouncements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid H. Freedman\u003c\/b\u003e (www.freedman.com) is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eInc. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles on science, business and technology have appeared in the\u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His previous book (coauthored) is \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Mess\u003c\/i\u003e, about the useful role of disorder in daily life, business and science. He is also the author of books about the U.S. Marines, computer crime, and artificial intelligence. Freedman casts a critical eye on headline health news at his blog, Making Sense of Medicine.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.52 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49387888017560,"sku":"9780316023788","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/1L-GRch15k9780316023788.webp?v=1783252500","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/wrong-why-experts-keep-failing-us-and-how-to-know-when-not-to-trust-them-scientists-finance-wizards-doctors-relationship-gurus-celebrity-ceos-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}