One Man's Medicine: An Autobiography of Archie Cochrane

The Art of Economic Complexity

The Origin of Wealth

Why Most Things Fail

Fermat's Last Theorem

Economisch auteur Tim Harford bestudeert complexe systemen -- en vindt een verrassende link tussen de succesvolle systemen: ze zijn gebouwd door te experimenteren met vallen en opstaan. In deze sprankelende talk uit TEDGlobal 2011, vraagt ​​hij ons om onze onzekerheid te aanvaarden en betere fouten te maken.

Tim Harford: Vallen en opstaan en het godcomplex

Progress in complex systems comes not from having all the answers, but from persistent experimentation and learning from mistakes. In a WWII prison camp, a doctor used a simple trial to save lives with marmite, illustrating the power of testing over conviction. The temptation to believe in perfect solutions, called the God complex, blinds people in medicine, business, and politics. True breakthroughs arise from humility, constant adaptation, and the courage to face uncomfortable uncertainty.

Trial And Error Outperforms The Illusion Of Certainty

*Adapt*

Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives

*Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy*

*How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers*