{"product_id":"9781668052631","title":"Everything Is Predictable","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “fascinating, witty, and perspective-shifting” (Oliver Burkeman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) tour of Bayes’s theorem and its global impact on modern life from the acclaimed science writer and author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rationalist’s Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its simplest, Bayes’s theorem describes the probability of an event, based on prior knowledge of conditions that might be related to the event. But in \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Predictable,\u003c\/i\u003e Tom Chivers lays out how it affects every aspect of our lives. He explains why highly accurate screening tests can lead to false positives and how a failure to account for it in court has put innocent people in jail. A cornerstone of rational thought, many argue that Bayes’s theorem is a description of almost everything.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut who was the man who lent his name to this theorem? How did an 18th-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician uncover a theorem that would affect fields as diverse as medicine, law, and artificial intelligence?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Witty, lively, and best of all, extremely nerdy” (Tim Harford, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Undercover Economist\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Predictable\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining and accessible illustration of how a single compelling idea can have far reaching consequences.","brand":"Tom Chivers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":46886320996406,"sku":"9781668052631","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0696\/2026\/9110\/files\/BNCImageAPI_31d6e523-907f-494a-95a5-764d84aa284f.jpg?v=1784063475","url":"https:\/\/shopsaturdaymorning.ca\/products\/9781668052631","provider":"Saturday Morning","version":"1.0","type":"link"}