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The Data Detective
- Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
- De: Tim Harford
- Narrado por: Tim Harford
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 751
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 659
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 657
Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That’s a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn’t be suspicious of statistics - we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often “the only way of grasping much of what is going on around us”.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I expected more
- De A. Visserman en 03-09-21
- The Data Detective
- Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
- De: Tim Harford
- Narrado por: Tim Harford
Solid Introduction to Media Literacy
Revisado: 08-21-24
While the focus here is statistics, this is more a general guide to media literacy. it’s very basic but has some interesting studies mentioned. i was hoping for more discussion on data procurement and how people manipulate data or find issues in their data but i think a bit more research on my end would have shown that’s not the purpose of this. if your goal is to learn how to better read statistics and consume media with bias then this is an entertaining and quick look into that!
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Before the Storm
- Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
- De: Rick Perlstein
- Narrado por: Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Duración: 28 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 549
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 482
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 475
Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. At the heart of the story is Barry Goldwater, the renegade Republican from Arizona who loathed federal government, despised liberals, and mocked "peaceful coexistence" with the USSR. Perlstein's narrative shines a light on a whole world of conservatives and their antagonists, including William F. Buckley, Nelson Rockefeller, and Bill Moyers. Vividly written, Before the Storm is an essential book about the 1960s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ok for Conservatives
- De Chris Corsini en 07-15-19
- Before the Storm
- Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
- De: Rick Perlstein
- Narrado por: Kiff VandenHeuvel
Fascinating view into the shape of our future
Revisado: 07-12-24
Loved this from beginning to end. This era of the US has always been a bit of a mystery to me. I know enough about Reagan to hate what he's done to us historically, but seeing the essential blueprint for the republican party was extremely interesting. Especially since Goldwater's loss is such an inevitability. You learn to understand why people fell into this rhetoric and how it began to take shape for future candidates in Nixon and Reagan.
I also gained quite an insight into LBJ, who is often not talked about. I understand the controversy of Vietnam but seeing his undying fortitude against opposition for Civil Rights and Basic Rights of all to health was refreshing. It's fascinating seeing a strong armed democrat in the age of our wildly weak willed leftist options in modernity.
Cannot wait to read more Perlstein, particularly in regards to this era of politics since it's such a turning point in our history.
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