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Proof: The Art and Science of Certainty
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It's a difficult task to know anything for sure, but in Proof, Adam Kucharski explores what it even means to know, to believe and to convince. It's fascinating, it's insightful and, best of all, it's accessible.
An award-winning mathematician shows how we prove what’s true, and what to do when we can’t
“Engaging and uncondescending” – Financial Times
How do we establish what we believe? And how can we be certain that what we believe is true? And how do we convince other people that it is true? For thousands of years, from the ancient Greeks to the Arabic golden age to the modern world, science has used different methods—logical, empirical, intuitive, and more—to separate fact from fiction. But it ...
“Engaging and uncondescending” – Financial Times
How do we establish what we believe? And how can we be certain that what we believe is true? And how do we convince other people that it is true? For thousands of years, from the ancient Greeks to the Arabic golden age to the modern world, science has used different methods—logical, empirical, intuitive, and more—to separate fact from fiction. But it ...
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