{"product_id":"9780452297579","title":"Future Babble: Why Pundits Are Hedgehogs and Foxes Know Best","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eGardner, Daniel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlume\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSuperforecasting \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFuture Babble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Genuinely arresting . . . required reading for journalists,  politicians, academics, and anyone who listens to them.\"—Steven Pinker, author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Mind Works\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are awash in predictions. In newspapers, blogs, and books; on  radio and television. Every day experts tell us how the economy will  perform next year, if housing sales will grow or shrink, and who will  win the next election. Predictions are offered about the climate, food,  technology, and the world our grandchildren will inhabit. And we can't  get enough of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on research in cognitive psychology, political science, and  behavioral economics, award-winning journalist Dan Gardner explores our  obsession with the future. He shows how famous pundits, \"hedgehogs\" who  stick to one big idea no matter how circumstances change, become expert  at explaining away predictions that are wrong while \"foxes,\" who are  more equivocal in their judgments, are simply more accurate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43381120401663,"sku":"9780452297579","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780452297579_s600x595.jpg?v=1777307876","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780452297579","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}