The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101595299 (1101595299)
Publish date: September 27th 2012
Publisher: Portfolio
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Way back in 2012, I discovered Netgalley and requested a few books. But somehow, I lost track of my acceptances and eventually forgot all about Netgalley. My ARC of The Half-Life of Facts lay neglected, forgotten, and unread. The years went by, and eventually, I rediscovered Netgalley, only to find ...
I wish I thought that I would be able to remember everything I learned from this book, though Arbesman did give me an out by suggesting that the time has come to outsource our memories to the cloud because that's the best way of getting the latest information. But already I'm forgetting some of the ...
Easy to follow book on the changing nature of facts and how they help make our current foundation for science. He illustrates his points by many great vignettes such as why even today spinach is falsely believed to contain a lot of iron. That story alone makes the book worth a listen.
Repetitive, obvious, long-winded, and writing was dull.
11 years ago
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