The use of digital technology has transformed the way news is produced, distributed, and received. Just as media organizations and journalists have realized that technology is a central and indispensable part of their enterprise, scholars of journalism have shifted their focus t…
Past attempts to answer this question have ranged widelyfrom less than 1 billion to more than 1,000 billion - one sign that there is no single right answer. More than half of the estimates, however, fall within a much narrower range: between 4 billion and 16 billion. In any case…
Sixty leading luminaries, including scientists, writers, artists, religious leaders, businesspeople, and politicians, offer their thoughts on what life will look like by the middle of the twenty-first century.
Le hasard: une approche mathématique
by Ekeland, Ivar, Lécroart, Étienne
fromPetite bédéthèque des savoirs
Probabilités, absence de certitudes, impossibilité de prévoir le futur, théorie du chaos... De tout temps, le hasard accompagne l'homme et ne cesse de le fasciner. Qu'en pense réellement un grand mathématicien ? Cette bande dessinée explique de façon simple et ludique le hasard …
"Originally published in 1987, Forecasting Techniques for Urban and Regional Planning is an introduction to the various analytical techniques which have been developed and applied in urban and regional analysis in planning practice. The subjects covered are population, housing, …
"A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Googl…
