نقد و بررسی اجمالیخرید کتاب The Rules of Contagion
by Adam Kucharski (Author)
These days, whenever anything spreads, whether it’s a YouTube fad or a political rumor, we say it went viral. But how does virality actually work? In The Rules of Contagion, epidemiologist Adam Kucharski explores topics including gun violence, online manipulation, and, of course, outbreaks of disease to show how much we get wrong about contagion, and how astonishing the real science is.
Why did the president retweet a Mussolini quote as his own? Why do financial bubbles take off so quickly? Why are disinformation campaigns so effective? And what makes the emergence of new illnesses — such as MERS, SARS, or the coronavirus disease COVID-19 — so challenging? By uncovering the crucial factors driving outbreaks, we can see how things really spread — and what we can do about it.
Whether you are an author seeking an audience, a defender of truth, or simply someone interested in human social behavior, The Rules of Contagion is an essential guide to modern life.
Review
“In this smart and engaging tour of epidemiology, written before the pandemic, Kucharski makes a convincing case that just as the arc of an epidemic depends on the transmissibility of a virus and a population’s susceptibility to infection, so online contagions obey similar rules.”
―New York Times Book Review
“The Rules of Contagion is a fascinating and richly detailed excursion into a science as old as biblical plagues and as current as today’s headlines: the science of contagion, of disease, of ideas, of emotions, of everything. This is a book you’ll want to spread to your friends.”―Jordan Ellenberg, author of How Not to Be Wrong
“Perfect timing…. Prepares the ground comprehensively for readers to make sense of what is happening today, by distilling the wisdom gathered by studying previous epidemics over more than a century.”
―Financial Times
Product details
- Item Weight : 1.۱۵ pounds
- Hardcover : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1541674316
- ISBN-13 : 978-۱۵۴۱۶۷۴۳۱۸
- Dimensions : 6.۴ x 1.45 x 9.55 inches
- Publisher : Basic Books; Illustrated edition (July 7, 2020)
- Language: : English
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