Beschreibung
The bestselling - and hugely timely - guide to the science of contagion, revised and updated to address topical content: sheds light on the COVID-19 pandemic as well as gun violence in America, the spread of fake news, social media and its effect on our mental health. Explores complex mathematical ideas in a straightforward way, and is full of human anecdotes - from friendship circles to gun violence and dangerous rumours. A TED fellow, the author's online talks have been viewed over a million times.
Produktsicherheitsverordnung
Hersteller:
Profile Books Ltd
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Petersen Buchimport GmbH
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Autorenportrait
Adam Kucharski is a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. A mathematician by training, his work on global outbreaks has included Ebola, Zika and COVID-19, and he has advised multiple governments and health agencies. He is a TED senior fellow and winner of the University of Cambridge Adams Prize and the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. His writing has appeared in the The Times, Observer and Financial Times among others, and he has contributed to several documentaries, including BBC Horizon.
