Your Life In Numbers Modeling Society Through Data 1st Edition by Pablo Jensen ISBN 9783030651022 3030651029

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ISBN 10: 3030651029

ISBN 13: 9783030651022 

Author: Pablo Jensen

More than 300 years ago, Isaac Newton created a mathematical model of the solar system that predicted the existence of a yet unknown planet: Neptune. Today, driven by the digital revolution, modern scientists are creating complex models of society itself to shed light on topics as far-ranging as epidemic outbreaks and economic growth. But how do these scientists gather and interpret their data? How accurate are their models? Can we trust the numbers? 

With a rare background in physics, economics and sociology, the author is able to present an insider’s view of the strengths, weaknesses and dangers of transforming our lives into numbers. After reading this book, you’ll understand how different numerical models work and how they are used in practice. The author begins by exploring several simple, easy-to-understand models that form the basis for more complex simulations. What follows is an exploration of the myriad ways that models have come to describe and define our world, from epidemiology and climate change to urban planning and the world chess championship.

Highly engaging and nontechnical, this book will appeal to any readers interested in understanding the links between data and society and how our lives are being increasingly captured in numbers.

Table of contents: 

1. Introduction
2. Three Simple Models
3. What Can Be Learnt from Simple Models?
4. Reality Check for Simple Models
5. A Physical Simple Model
6. What Are Simple Models Worth For?
7. Complexity: Step by Step
8. Complex Models to Understand Complex Social Situations
9. Modelling Epidemics
10. Why Weather/Climate Forecasts Can Be Trusted
11. We Are Not Social Atoms
12. Social Data Are Soaked by Social Complexity
13. Machines that Learn How to Model
14. Starting from Data to Hunt Causes
15. A Moral Thermometer?
16. Where Do Indicators Lead Us?
17. Which Numbers for the Future?
18. Conclusion

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