The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date

New insights from the science of science

Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, what we know about the world is constantly changing.

Samuel Arbesman shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably, and how this evolution unfolds in a fascinating way that can have a powerful impact on our lives.

He takes us through a wide variety of fields, including those that change quickly, over the course of a few years, or over the span of centuries.

Author: Samuel Arbesman
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 08/27/2013
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781591846512