{"product_id":"the-half-life-of-facts-why-everything-we-know-has-an-expiration-date-9781591846512","title":"The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date","description":"\u003cb\u003eNew insights from the science of science\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFacts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, what we know about the world is constantly changing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSamuel Arbesman shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably, and how this evolution unfolds in a fascinating way that can have a powerful impact on our lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe takes us through a wide variety of fields, including those that change quickly, over the course of a few years, or over the span of centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16180936\"\u003eSamuel Arbesman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591846512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159184651X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI075000\"\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Arbesman\u003c\/b\u003e is an applied mathematician and network scientist. He is a Senior Scholar at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and a fellow at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, Wired, New Scientist \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eBoston\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlobe\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Kansas City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit www.arbesman.net","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44695906910445,"sku":"9781591846512","price":25.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1836b64d-482e-409d-be2a-1595ec421279.jpg?v=1703791458","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-half-life-of-facts-why-everything-we-know-has-an-expiration-date-9781591846512","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}