Comments on: How we know what isn't so, by Thomas Gilovich http://www.darkcoding.net/behaviour/how-we-know-what-isnt-so-by-thomas-gilovich/ Solvitas perambulum Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:12:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Graham King http://www.darkcoding.net/behaviour/how-we-know-what-isnt-so-by-thomas-gilovich/#comment-984 Graham King Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:08:14 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=622#comment-984 <p>@Jerry, Thanks for your comment.</p> <p>As far as I know, this book is best coverage of the Hot Hand. Thomas Gilovich, the author, did most of that research.</p> <p>Other excellent books which cover the social implications of mis-understanding randomness are 'Fear' by Dan Gardner, and 'Nudge' by Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler. The 'Behavior' section of my blog covers some of this: http://www.darkcoding.net/category/behaviour/</p> <p>An excellent journalist, blogger and medical doctor, who often covers randomness is Ben Goldacre, blogging at BadScience.net. Here are a couple of relevant recent posts: - http://www.badscience.net/2010/02/guns-dont-kill-people-puppies-do/ - http://www.badscience.net/2010/01/voices-of-the-ancients/</p> <p>I also really, really recommend investing an hour into listening to this speech of his: http://www.badscience.net/2008/01/mp3-lecture-more-than-molecules-–-how-pill-pushers-and-the-media-medicalise-social-problems/</p> @Jerry, Thanks for your comment.

As far as I know, this book is best coverage of the Hot Hand. Thomas Gilovich, the author, did most of that research.

Other excellent books which cover the social implications of mis-understanding randomness are ‘Fear’ by Dan Gardner, and ‘Nudge’ by Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler. The ‘Behavior’ section of my blog covers some of this: http://www.darkcoding.net/category/behaviour/

An excellent journalist, blogger and medical doctor, who often covers randomness is Ben Goldacre, blogging at BadScience.net. Here are a couple of relevant recent posts: - http://www.badscience.net/2010/02/guns-dont-kill-people-puppies-do/ - http://www.badscience.net/2010/01/voices-of-the-ancients/

I also really, really recommend investing an hour into listening to this speech of his: http://www.badscience.net/2008/01/mp3-lecture-more-than-molecules-–-how-pill-pushers-and-the-media-medicalise-social-problems/

]]> By: Jerry D. Taylor http://www.darkcoding.net/behaviour/how-we-know-what-isnt-so-by-thomas-gilovich/#comment-983 Jerry D. Taylor Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:32:15 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=622#comment-983 <p>Hi I too read the book and thought it was excellent. I am impressed with how much you seemed to have gotten from the book. Do you have other books of this nature to recommend? I am especially interested in the Hot Hand concept or just randomness in general. I will forward a link to your site to a few friends to see what they think. Thanks for taking time to write the review. Jerry Taylor</p> Hi I too read the book and thought it was excellent. I am impressed with how much you seemed to have gotten from the book. Do you have other books of this nature to recommend? I am especially interested in the Hot Hand concept or just randomness in general. I will forward a link to your site to a few friends to see what they think. Thanks for taking time to write the review. Jerry Taylor

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