{"product_id":"the-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity-carlo-m-cipolla","title":"The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (Carlo M. Cipolla)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A classic' - Simon Kuper,\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant' - James O'Brien, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to be Right\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince time immemorial, a powerful dark force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects and can be found anywhere from the world's most powerful boardrooms to your local pub. This is the immensely powerful force of human stupidity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeeing the shambolic state of human affairs, and sensing the dark force at work behind it, Carlo M. Cipolla, the late, noted professor of economic history at the University of California, Berkeley, created a vitally important economic model that would allow us to detect, know and neutralise this threat: \u003ci\u003eThe Basic Laws of Human Stupidity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you've ever found yourself despairing at the ubiquity of stupidity among even the most 'intellectual' of people, then this hilarious, timely and slightly alarming little book is for you. Arm yourself in the face of baffling political realities, unreasonable colleagues or the unbridled misery of dinner with the in-laws with the first and only economic model for stupidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarlo M. Cipolla (1922 - 2000) was an Italian economic historian, Fulbright Fellow and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Cipolla was elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 1989 and awarded the International Balzan Prize for Economic History in 1995. He also held honorary degrees in Italy and Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis classic treatise \u003ci\u003eThe Basic Laws of Human Stupidity\u003c\/i\u003e has sold more than half a million copies worldwide in over ten languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNassim Nicholas Taleb\u003c\/b\u003e spent twenty-one years as a risk taker before becoming a researcher in philosophical, mathematical, and (mostly) practical problems with probability. Although he spends most of his time as a flâneur, meditating in cafes across the planet, he is currently Distinguished Professor at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering but self-funds his own research. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis books, \u003ci\u003eAntifragile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Swan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bed of Procrustes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFooled by Randomness\u003c\/i\u003e (part of a multi-volume collection called \u003ci\u003eIncerto, \u003c\/i\u003eLatin for uncertainty), have been translated into thirty-seven languages. Taleb has authored more than fifty scholarly papers as backup to \u003ci\u003eIncerto\u003c\/i\u003e, ranging from international affairs and risk management to statistical physics. He refuses all awards and honours as they debase knowledge by turning it into competitive sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 96 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65884660302173,"sku":"K083603037","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8360303700001A.jpg?v=1789050092","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity-carlo-m-cipolla","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}