John L Casti: 2 books
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The Collapse of Everything
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
“I am an assiduous reader of John Casti’s books. He is a real scientific intellectual.”
—Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York Times bestselling author of Fooled by Randomness
“Casti is at his best in presenting difficult philosophical ideas enthusiastically and lucidly, and in presenting...
Beyond Belief
Randomness, Prediction and Explanation in Science
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
How can we predict and explain the phenomena of nature? What are the limits to this knowledge process? The central issues of prediction, explanation, and mathematical modeling, which underlie all scientific activity, were the focus of a conference organized by the Swedish Council for the Planning...