Bøger af Michael Blastland

A revolutionary and utterly original book revealing why we should doubt experts - and question ourselves

Is it safer to fly or take the train? How dangerous is skydiving? And is eating that extra sausage going to kill you? We've all heard the statistics for risky activities, but what do they mean in the real world? In The Norm Chronicles, journalist Michael Blastland and risk expert David Spiegelhalter explore these questions through the stories of average Norm and an ingenious measurement called the MicroMort-a one in a million chance of dying. They reveal why general anesthesia is as dangerous as a parachute jump, giving birth in the US is nearly twice as risky as in the UK, and that the radiation from eating a banana shaves 3 seconds off your life. An entertaining guide to the statistics of personal risk, The Norm Chronicles will enlighten anyone who has ever worried about the dangers we encounter in our daily lives.

An original and witty guide to the world of smart-thinking that uses pictures to show where it goes right and wrong, by the creator of BBC Radio 4's More or Less.

Joe is ten and mentally disabled. He's funny, fascinating and maddening. This title tells his moving story, and also argues that until we know Joe's life, we can't understand our own. It explains how we are mind-readers, how we make sense of other people and how we understand guilt, and shows that Joe sets our humanity in sharp relief.