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The Rules of Contagion

Author: Adam Kucharski
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ISBN: 9781788160193
Format: Hardback
Published: April 2020
Published By: Profile Books
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The new science of contagion, and the surprising ways it shapes our lives and behaviour.The new science of contagion, and the surprising ways it shapes our lives and behaviour.
Why do some ideas take off - and others fail to spread? Why are some diseases predictable, and others swamped in uncertainty? And what about the outbreaks that never happen at all?

We live in a world that's more connected than ever before. But even as we see our lives being shaped by the spread of ideas, trends - and even diseases - we sometimes struggle to grasp how it actually works. Outbreaks seem to be driven by randomness and hidden laws, and in order to understand them, we need to start thinking like mathematicians.

Here, epidemiologist Adam Kucharski reveals how new mathematical approaches are transforming what we know about contagion - from the revolutionary initiatives that helped tackle gun violence in Chicago to the truth behind the spread of fake news. And along the way, he'll explain how innovations and emotions can spread through our friendship networks, what STDs can tell us about banking, and why some outbreak predictions go badly wrong.
ISBN: 9781788160193
Number of Pages: 288
Format: Hardback
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Published Date: 28-Apr-2020
Dimensions (mm): 135x216mm
Publisher: Profile Books

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