50 Books like How to Make the World Add Up

The Tiger That Isn't

by Michael Blastland • 2007

A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.

3.91

670

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Assessment 📏 Metric Fixation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Tiger That Isn't 98%

A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.

by Michael Blastland 2007

3.91

670 ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Assessment 📏 Metric Fixation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Numbers Game

by Michael Blastland • 2008

Most numbers in the news mislead you; a few mental habits reveal the real story.

3.65

344

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🤨 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Perception 🎲 Probability

The Numbers Game 98%

Most numbers in the news mislead you; a few mental habits reveal the real story.

by Michael Blastland 2008

3.65

344 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🤨 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Perception 🎲 Probability

May Contain Lies

by Alex Edmans • 2024

Why bad statistics and success stories feel convincing, and a systematic way to see through them.

4.11

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May Contain Lies 98%

Why bad statistics and success stories feel convincing, and a systematic way to see through them.

by Alex Edmans 2024

4.11

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 📰 Misinformation 📊 Statistical Literacy 🛒 Behavioral Economics

Numbers Rule Your World

by Fung • 2010

Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.

3.56

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📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🎲 Probability Thinking ⚠️ Risk Perception 📉 Beyond Averages

Numbers Rule Your World 97%

Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.

by Fung 2010

3.56

1k+ ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Data Interpretation 🎲 Probability Thinking ⚠️ Risk Perception 📉 Beyond Averages

How to Lie with Statistics

by Darrell Huff • 1954

The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.

3.84

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🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧐 Data Skepticism 📉 Misleading Graphs 🎭 Data Manipulation 📰 Numbers In The News

How to Lie with Statistics 97%

The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.

by Darrell Huff 1954

3.84

18k+ ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧐 Data Skepticism 📉 Misleading Graphs 🎭 Data Manipulation 📰 Numbers In The News

Standard Deviations

by Gary Smith • 2014

Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.

3.95

911

📊 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Data Visualization 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🔗 Causal Inference

Standard Deviations 97%

Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.

by Gary Smith 2014

3.95

911 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Data Visualization 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🔗 Causal Inference

How Not to Be Wrong

by Jordan Ellenberg • 2014

Your brain defaults to straight lines. Math reveals the curves that keep you from being wrong.

3.95

22k+

🧮 Mathematical Thinking 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability And Risk 🔄 Bayesian Thinking

How Not to Be Wrong 97%

Your brain defaults to straight lines. Math reveals the curves that keep you from being wrong.

by Jordan Ellenberg 2014

3.95

22k+ ratings

🧮 Mathematical Thinking 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability And Risk 🔄 Bayesian Thinking

Risk Intelligence

by Dylan Evans • 2012

Your probability estimates are worse than you think. It's trainable, and the payoff is real.

3.71

256

📊 Risk Literacy 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability Estimation 📈 Bayesian Thinking

Risk Intelligence 97%

Your probability estimates are worse than you think. It's trainable, and the payoff is real.

by Dylan Evans 2012

3.71

256 ratings

📊 Risk Literacy 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability Estimation 📈 Bayesian Thinking

How to Read Numbers

by Tom Chivers • 2021

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

4.32

478

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How to Read Numbers 97%

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

by Tom Chivers 2021

4.32

478 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Chancing It

by Robert Matthews • 2017

How a formula from 17th-century gambling can tell you what any decision is worth.

3.81

227

🎲 Probability Theory 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧮 Bayesian Reasoning ⚠️ Risk Assessment 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Chancing It 96%

How a formula from 17th-century gambling can tell you what any decision is worth.

by Robert Matthews 2017

3.81

227 ratings

🎲 Probability Theory 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧮 Bayesian Reasoning ⚠️ Risk Assessment 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Freakonomics Rev Ed

by Steven D. Levitt • 2005

Data, not experts, explains why crime fell, why teachers cheat, and why agents undersell your house.

4.01

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🍿 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 📊 Data Journalism 🔍 Information Asymmetry

Freakonomics Rev Ed 96%

Data, not experts, explains why crime fell, why teachers cheat, and why agents undersell your house.

by Steven D. Levitt 2005

4.01

902k+ ratings

🍿 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 📊 Data Journalism 🔍 Information Asymmetry

Innumeracy

by John Allen Paulos • 1988

A lottery ticket, a medical test, a sensational statistic: when smart people can't do the math.

3.78

5k+

🎲 Probability 🔢 Numerical Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases 😰 Math Anxiety 🪄 Pseudoscience

Innumeracy 96%

A lottery ticket, a medical test, a sensational statistic: when smart people can't do the math.

by John Allen Paulos 1988

3.78

5k+ ratings

🎲 Probability 🔢 Numerical Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases 😰 Math Anxiety 🪄 Pseudoscience

Calculated Risks

by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2002

How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.

3.96

671

📊 Statistical Literacy ⚠️ Risk Communication 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🩺 Medical Decision Making 🎲 Bayesian Reasoning

Calculated Risks 96%

How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.

by Gerd Gigerenzer 2002

3.96

671 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy ⚠️ Risk Communication 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🩺 Medical Decision Making 🎲 Bayesian Reasoning

The Norm Chronicles

by Michael Blastland • 2014

Why we fear plane crashes but not burgers: the stories and numbers behind your worst instincts.

3.59

564

🗣️ Risk Communication 🎲 Probability Literacy 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📊 Health Statistics

The Norm Chronicles 96%

Why we fear plane crashes but not burgers: the stories and numbers behind your worst instincts.

by Michael Blastland 2014

3.59

564 ratings

🗣️ Risk Communication 🎲 Probability Literacy 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📊 Health Statistics

So lügt man mit Statistik

by Walter Krämer • 1991

Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.

3.74

136

📊 Statistical Literacy 🎭 Data Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 📉 Misleading Charts

So lügt man mit Statistik 96%

Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.

by Walter Krämer 1991

3.74

136 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 🎭 Data Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 📉 Misleading Charts

Risk Savvy

by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2013

Most real life is uncertainty, not risk. Simple decision rules beat complex models there.

4.01

2k+

🧠 Decision Science 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📊 Risk Literacy 📏 Simple Rules 🌫️ Uncertainty

Risk Savvy 96%

Most real life is uncertainty, not risk. Simple decision rules beat complex models there.

by Gerd Gigerenzer 2013

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧠 Decision Science 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📊 Risk Literacy 📏 Simple Rules 🌫️ Uncertainty

Good Thinking

by David Robert Grimes • 2021

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

4.29

312

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

Good Thinking 96%

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

by David Robert Grimes 2021

4.29

312 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2016

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

3.76

5k+

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics Summary

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics 96%

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2016

3.76

5k+ ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

Irrationality

by Stuart Sutherland • 1992

Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.

3.91

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Decision Science 📊 Statistical Thinking 👥 Social Conformity 🎭 Emotional Biases

Irrationality 96%

Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.

by Stuart Sutherland 1992

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Decision Science 📊 Statistical Thinking 👥 Social Conformity 🎭 Emotional Biases

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper

by John Allen Paulos • 1997

The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.

3.60

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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper Summary

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper 95%

The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.

by John Allen Paulos 1997

3.60

1k+ ratings

A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market

by John Allen Paulos • 2003

The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.

3.46

823

💰 Behavioral Finance 📈 Stock Market 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Market Efficiency 📊 Statistical Thinking

A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market Summary

A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market 95%

The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.

by John Allen Paulos 2003

3.46

823 ratings

💰 Behavioral Finance 📈 Stock Market 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Market Efficiency 📊 Statistical Thinking

Rationality

by Steven Pinker • 2021

How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.

3.84

7k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🎯 Game Theory 📈 Statistical Thinking 🛡️ Motivated Reasoning

Rationality 95%

How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.

by Steven Pinker 2021

3.84

7k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 🎯 Game Theory 📈 Statistical Thinking 🛡️ Motivated Reasoning

Fooled by Randomness

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2001

Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.

4.08

72k+

📈 Financial Markets 🔬 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Risk Management 🔍 Decision Quality

Fooled by Randomness 95%

Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2001

4.08

72k+ ratings

📈 Financial Markets 🔬 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Risk Management 🔍 Decision Quality

Factfulness

by Hans Rosling • 2018

A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.

4.35

203k+

🌏 Global Development 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Negativity Bias ⚠️ Risk Perception

Factfulness 95%

A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.

by Hans Rosling 2018

4.35

203k+ ratings

🌏 Global Development 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Negativity Bias ⚠️ Risk Perception

Evidence-Based Technical Analysis

by David Aronson • 2006

Most technical analysis is untestable folklore. The case for rebuilding it as a science.

3.67

153

📈 Financial Markets 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Method 📊 Statistical Thinking 🤖 Trading Systems

Evidence-Based Technical Analysis Summary

Evidence-Based Technical Analysis 95%

Most technical analysis is untestable folklore. The case for rebuilding it as a science.

by David Aronson 2006

3.67

153 ratings

📈 Financial Markets 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Method 📊 Statistical Thinking 🤖 Trading Systems

Becoming a Data Head

by Alex J. Gutman • 2021

The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.

4.18

480

📊 Data Literacy 📈 Business Analytics 🧠 Statistical Thinking 🔍 Data Skepticism 🤖 Machine Learning Basics

Becoming a Data Head 95%

The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.

by Alex J. Gutman 2021

4.18

480 ratings

📊 Data Literacy 📈 Business Analytics 🧠 Statistical Thinking 🔍 Data Skepticism 🤖 Machine Learning Basics

The Flaw of Averages

by Sam L. Savage • 2009

A single average can sink your plan. The missing skill: thinking in distributions.

3.86

574

🧠 Decision Science 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking ⚠️ Risk Management 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎰 Monte Carlo Methods

The Flaw of Averages 95%

A single average can sink your plan. The missing skill: thinking in distributions.

by Sam L. Savage 2009

3.86

574 ratings

🧠 Decision Science 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking ⚠️ Risk Management 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎰 Monte Carlo Methods

Calling Bullshit

by Carl T. Bergstrom • 2020

Numbers and algorithms are the new bullshit. Two scientists hand you the detection kit.

4.10

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Media Literacy 🦠 Misinformation 📈 Statistical Thinking

Calling Bullshit 95%

Numbers and algorithms are the new bullshit. Two scientists hand you the detection kit.

by Carl T. Bergstrom 2020

4.10

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Media Literacy 🦠 Misinformation 📈 Statistical Thinking

Think Twice

by Michael J. Mauboussin • 2009

Smart people fail at decisions because the mind's ancient shortcuts misfire in modern complexity.

3.93

1k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📊 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking 🎲 Luck Vs Skill

Think Twice 95%

Smart people fail at decisions because the mind's ancient shortcuts misfire in modern complexity.

by Michael J. Mauboussin 2009

3.93

1k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📊 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking 🎲 Luck Vs Skill

Making Numbers Count

by Chip Heath • 2022

Most numbers die the moment they're spoken. A handful of translation moves make them unforgettable.

3.87

3k+

📊 Business Communication 📈 Data Storytelling 🔬 Science Communication 🔢 Numeracy 🧩 Analogies And Metaphors

Making Numbers Count 95%

Most numbers die the moment they're spoken. A handful of translation moves make them unforgettable.

by Chip Heath 2022

3.87

3k+ ratings

📊 Business Communication 📈 Data Storytelling 🔬 Science Communication 🔢 Numeracy 🧩 Analogies And Metaphors

The Math of Life and Death

by Kit Yates • 2019

Key mathematical ideas govern medicine, law, and media, and your intuition gets each one wrong.

3.90

2k+

The Math of Life and Death 95%

Key mathematical ideas govern medicine, law, and media, and your intuition gets each one wrong.

by Kit Yates 2019

3.90

2k+ ratings

Maxims for Thinking Analytically

by Dan Levy • 2021

Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.

3.92

583

🧠 Decision Science 📋 Policy Analysis 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models

Maxims for Thinking Analytically Summary

Maxims for Thinking Analytically 95%

Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.

by Dan Levy 2021

3.92

583 ratings

🧠 Decision Science 📋 Policy Analysis 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age

by David J. Helfand • 2016

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

3.71

220

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age 95%

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

by David J. Helfand 2016

3.71

220 ratings

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

Rock Breaks Scissors

by William Poundstone • 2014

Why you can outguess anyone: the predictable mistakes we make when we try to be random.

3.50

772

📈 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Pattern Recognition 🎲 Applied Probability 📝 Test-Taking Strategies

Rock Breaks Scissors 95%

Why you can outguess anyone: the predictable mistakes we make when we try to be random.

by William Poundstone 2014

3.50

772 ratings

📈 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Pattern Recognition 🎲 Applied Probability 📝 Test-Taking Strategies

The Success Equation

by Michael J. Mauboussin • 2012

The ratio of skill to luck shapes every outcome. Most people misread it and pay dearly.

3.94

2k+

📈 Investment Strategy 🔍 Decision Analysis 🎲 Skill And Luck 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Success Equation 95%

The ratio of skill to luck shapes every outcome. Most people misread it and pay dearly.

by Michael J. Mauboussin 2012

3.94

2k+ ratings

📈 Investment Strategy 🔍 Decision Analysis 🎲 Skill And Luck 📊 Statistical Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Third Millennium Thinking

by Saul Perlmutter • 2024

Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.

3.66

339

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 👥 Collective Intelligence 📰 Information Literacy

Third Millennium Thinking 95%

Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.

by Saul Perlmutter 2024

3.66

339 ratings

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 👥 Collective Intelligence 📰 Information Literacy

The Halo Effect

by Philip M. Rosenzweig • 2007

Celebrated business books share a fatal flaw: they mistake the glow of success for its cause.

3.89

6k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Survivorship Bias 📊 Evidence-Based Management ♟️ Business Strategy 🔍 Causal Inference

The Halo Effect 95%

Celebrated business books share a fatal flaw: they mistake the glow of success for its cause.

by Philip M. Rosenzweig 2007

3.89

6k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Survivorship Bias 📊 Evidence-Based Management ♟️ Business Strategy 🔍 Causal Inference

The Failure of Risk Management

by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2009

Standard risk management makes decisions worse than guessing. The fix is simpler than you think.

3.95

413

🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Quantitative Risk 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Decision Analysis 📐 Bayesian Methods

The Failure of Risk Management 95%

Standard risk management makes decisions worse than guessing. The fix is simpler than you think.

by Douglas W. Hubbard 2009

3.95

413 ratings

🛡️ Risk Management 📊 Quantitative Risk 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Decision Analysis 📐 Bayesian Methods

An Economist Walks into a Brothel

by Allison Schrager • 2019

An economist sizes up risk in brothels, poker rooms, and monster waves, then hands us the rules.

3.56

2k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Risk Management 📈 Everyday Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases ☁️ Uncertainty And Risk

An Economist Walks into a Brothel Summary

An Economist Walks into a Brothel 95%

An economist sizes up risk in brothels, poker rooms, and monster waves, then hands us the rules.

by Allison Schrager 2019

3.56

2k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Risk Management 📈 Everyday Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases ☁️ Uncertainty And Risk

Don't Trust Your Gut

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2022

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

Don't Trust Your Gut 95%

Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2022

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Data-Driven Life 📊 Behavioral Economics 😊 Happiness Research 📈 Big Data Insights 💰 Wealth Building

Future Babble

by Dan Gardner • 2010

Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.

3.79

737

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Expert Forecasting 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 💸 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Decision Science

Future Babble 95%

Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.

by Dan Gardner 2010

3.79

737 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Expert Forecasting 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 💸 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Decision Science

100 mental models

by Wisdom Theory

Why a hundred borrowed concepts from physics, economics, and psychology beat expertise alone.

4.00

105

🧠 Mental Models 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔄 Systems Thinking 📉 Behavioral Economics

100 mental models 95%

Why a hundred borrowed concepts from physics, economics, and psychology beat expertise alone.

by Wisdom Theory

4.00

105 ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔄 Systems Thinking 📉 Behavioral Economics

Damned Lies and Statistics

by Joel Best • 1998

Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.

3.72

830

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Criticism 🏗️ Social Constructionism 🔍 Data Skepticism 🧠 Critical Thinking

Damned Lies and Statistics 94%

Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.

by Joel Best 1998

3.72

830 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Criticism 🏗️ Social Constructionism 🔍 Data Skepticism 🧠 Critical Thinking

Superforecasting

by Philip E. Tetlock • 2015

30% more accurate than CIA analysts: the trainable habits that predict the future.

4.08

22k+

🔮 Forecasting 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤲 Intellectual Humility 🌱 Growth Mindset

Superforecasting 94%

30% more accurate than CIA analysts: the trainable habits that predict the future.

by Philip E. Tetlock 2015

4.08

22k+ ratings

🔮 Forecasting 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤲 Intellectual Humility 🌱 Growth Mindset

Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book

by The 30 Minute Expert Series • 2013

You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.

3.87

📉 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🗺 Heuristics 🔬 Dual Process Theory 💸 Loss Aversion

Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book Summary

Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book 94%

You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.

by The 30 Minute Expert Series 2013

3.87

31 ratings

📉 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🗺 Heuristics 🔬 Dual Process Theory 💸 Loss Aversion

How to Expect the Unexpected

by Kit Yates • 2023

Master the science of prediction: why your gut fails, and when the smartest forecast is none.

3.69

188

🔮 Forecasting 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability 🔄 Systems Thinking 🦋 Chaos Theory

How to Expect the Unexpected 94%

Master the science of prediction: why your gut fails, and when the smartest forecast is none.

by Kit Yates 2023

3.69

188 ratings

🔮 Forecasting 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probability 🔄 Systems Thinking 🦋 Chaos Theory

Don't Believe Everything You Think

by Thomas Kida • 2006

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

3.82

853

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking 🎲 Probability And Chance 🧩 Memory Fallibility

Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary

Don't Believe Everything You Think 94%

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

by Thomas Kida 2006

3.82

853 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking 🎲 Probability And Chance 🧩 Memory Fallibility

Robin Hood Math

by Noah Giansiracusa • 2025

Algorithms price your insurance, rank your resume, curate your reality. The math that fights back.

3.91

185

🧮 Algorithmic Literacy 🛡️ Digital Self-Defense 📐 Applied Mathematics 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 📉 Everyday Statistics

Robin Hood Math 94%

Algorithms price your insurance, rank your resume, curate your reality. The math that fights back.

by Noah Giansiracusa 2025

3.91

185 ratings

🧮 Algorithmic Literacy 🛡️ Digital Self-Defense 📐 Applied Mathematics 📊 Bayesian Reasoning 📉 Everyday Statistics

Scorecasting

by Tobias J. Moskowitz • 2011

Why home teams really win, why momentum is a mirage, and the economics that explains sports.

3.82

6k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚾ Sports Analytics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💰 Incentive Structures 🎲 Randomness And Luck

Scorecasting 94%

Why home teams really win, why momentum is a mirage, and the economics that explains sports.

by Tobias J. Moskowitz 2011

3.82

6k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚾ Sports Analytics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💰 Incentive Structures 🎲 Randomness And Luck

The Model Thinker

by Scott E. Page • 2018

Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.

3.92

955

🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science 📊 Quantitative Reasoning 🕸️ Network Theory

The Model Thinker 94%

Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.

by Scott E. Page 2018

3.92

955 ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science 📊 Quantitative Reasoning 🕸️ Network Theory

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