Books like Hannah Fry's
If you enjoy Hannah Fry's mix of maths, science and everyday life, these ten popular books are a good next read.
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Humble Pi
Matt Parker
A funny tour of what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world.
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How Not to Be Wrong
Jordan Ellenberg
Everyday reasoning, with maths as a superpower.
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Weapons of Math Destruction
Cathy O'Neil
The darker side of algorithms, a natural follow-up to Hello World.
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Algorithms to Live By
Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths
Computer-science ideas applied to everyday decisions.
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Alex's Adventures in Numberland
Alex Bellos
A warm, widely loved introduction to the world of numbers.
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The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver
Why most predictions fail, and how to make better ones.
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Superforecasting
Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner
The science of making better predictions under uncertainty.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
A classic on how we make judgements and where we go wrong.
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The Drunkard's Walk
Leonard Mlodinow
How randomness rules our lives.
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Adam Rutherford
Genetics and history in Rutherford's engaging style.
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