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From cosmos to chaos [[electronic resource] ] : the science of unpredictability / / Peter Coles
| From cosmos to chaos [[electronic resource] ] : the science of unpredictability / / Peter Coles |
| Autore | Coles Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501/.5192 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Methodology
Science - Forecasting Probabilities |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-958814-7
1-4294-9264-3 1-280-90401-1 0-19-152438-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Figures; 1. Probable Nature; 2. The Logic of Uncertainty; 3. Lies, Damned Lies, and Astronomy; 4. Bayesians versus Frequentists; 5. Randomness; 6. From Engines to Entropy; 7. Quantum Roulette; 8. Believing the Big Bang; 9. Cosmos and its Discontents; 10. Life, the Universe and Everything; 11. Summing Up; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465794903321 |
Coles Peter
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
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From cosmos to chaos [[electronic resource] ] : the science of unpredictability / / Peter Coles
| From cosmos to chaos [[electronic resource] ] : the science of unpredictability / / Peter Coles |
| Autore | Coles Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 216 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 501/.5192 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Methodology
Science - Forecasting Probabilities |
| ISBN |
9780191524387
0191524387 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795733003321 |
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Coles Peter
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From cosmos to chaos : the science of unpredictability / / Peter Coles
| From cosmos to chaos : the science of unpredictability / / Peter Coles |
| Autore | Coles Peter |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 216 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 501/.5192 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Methodology
Science - Forecasting Probabilities |
| ISBN |
9780191524387
0191524387 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1. Probable Nature -- 2. The Logic of Uncertainty -- 3. Lies, Damned Lies, and Astronomy -- 4. Bayesians versus Frequentists -- 5. Randomness -- 6. From Engines to Entropy -- 7. Quantum Roulette -- 8. Believing the Big Bang -- 9. Cosmos and its Discontents -- 10. Life, the Universe and Everything -- 11. Summing Up -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910967687903321 |
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Coles Peter
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imagining the future [[electronic resource] ] : science and American democracy / / Yuval Levin
| Imagining the future [[electronic resource] ] : science and American democracy / / Yuval Levin |
| Autore | Levin Yuval |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/30973 |
| Collana | New Atlantis Books |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Political aspects - United States
Science - Forecasting |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-48788-4
9786612487880 1-59403-330-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The moral challenge of modern science -- The crisis of everyday life -- Two cultures? -- Two visions of the future -- Science and the left -- Science and the right -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456616803321 |
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Levin Yuval
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| New York, : Encounter Books, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imagining the future [[electronic resource] ] : science and American democracy / / Yuval Levin
| Imagining the future [[electronic resource] ] : science and American democracy / / Yuval Levin |
| Autore | Levin Yuval |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/30973 |
| Collana | New Atlantis Books |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Political aspects - United States
Science - Forecasting |
| ISBN |
1-282-48788-4
9786612487880 1-59403-330-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The moral challenge of modern science -- The crisis of everyday life -- Two cultures? -- Two visions of the future -- Science and the left -- Science and the right -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780914003321 |
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Levin Yuval
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| New York, : Encounter Books, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The paradox of predictivism / / Eric Christian Barnes [[electronic resource]]
| The paradox of predictivism / / Eric Christian Barnes [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Barnes Eric C (Eric Christian), <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 265 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Science - Forecasting |
| ISBN |
1-107-18389-8
1-281-37079-7 9786611370794 0-511-39441-1 0-511-48733-9 0-511-39243-5 0-511-39506-X 0-511-39110-2 0-511-39372-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 The paradox of predictivism; CHAPTER 2 Epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 3 Predictivism and the Periodic Table of the Elements; CHAPTER 4 Miracle arguments and the demise of strong predictivism; CHAPTER 5 The predicting community; CHAPTER 6 Back to epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 7 Postlude on old evidence; CHAPTER 8 A paradox resolved; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450817103321 |
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Barnes Eric C (Eric Christian), <1959->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The paradox of predictivism / / Eric Christian Barnes [[electronic resource]]
| The paradox of predictivism / / Eric Christian Barnes [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Barnes Eric C (Eric Christian), <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 265 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Science - Forecasting |
| ISBN |
1-107-18389-8
1-281-37079-7 9786611370794 0-511-39441-1 0-511-48733-9 0-511-39243-5 0-511-39506-X 0-511-39110-2 0-511-39372-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 The paradox of predictivism; CHAPTER 2 Epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 3 Predictivism and the Periodic Table of the Elements; CHAPTER 4 Miracle arguments and the demise of strong predictivism; CHAPTER 5 The predicting community; CHAPTER 6 Back to epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 7 Postlude on old evidence; CHAPTER 8 A paradox resolved; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777041503321 |
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Barnes Eric C (Eric Christian), <1959->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The paradox of predictivism / / Eric Christian Barnes
| The paradox of predictivism / / Eric Christian Barnes |
| Autore | Barnes Eric C (Eric Christian), <1959-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 265 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Science - Forecasting |
| ISBN |
1-107-18389-8
1-281-37079-7 9786611370794 0-511-39441-1 0-511-48733-9 0-511-39243-5 0-511-39506-X 0-511-39110-2 0-511-39372-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 The paradox of predictivism; CHAPTER 2 Epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 3 Predictivism and the Periodic Table of the Elements; CHAPTER 4 Miracle arguments and the demise of strong predictivism; CHAPTER 5 The predicting community; CHAPTER 6 Back to epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 7 Postlude on old evidence; CHAPTER 8 A paradox resolved; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910956288303321 |
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Barnes Eric C (Eric Christian), <1959->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A parliament of science [[electronic resource] ] : science for the 21st century / / edited by Michael Tobias, Teun Timmers, Gill Wright
| A parliament of science [[electronic resource] ] : science for the 21st century / / edited by Michael Tobias, Teun Timmers, Gill Wright |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3/0905 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
TobiasMichael
TimmersTeun WrightGill |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Forecasting
Technological forecasting Twenty-first century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-7914-8648-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""A Parliament of Science""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Michael Tobias: Introduction""; ""I. Biosphere, Ecology, and Sustainability""; ""Crispin Tickell: The Scandal of Unsustainability""; ""Robert May: The Sixth Wave of Extinction""; ""Anthony C. Janetos: Protecting the Biosphere""; ""Robert Watson: Where Science and Policy Meet: The Search for a Common Language""; ""Madhav Gadgil: Ecology: Modern Science and Traditional Wisdom""; ""II. Science, Policy, and the Public""; ""Federico Mayor: The Eyes of the Universe""
""John Durant: Hope, Anxiety, and Doubt: The Public View of Science""""Rita R. Colwell: The Role of the Citizen""; ""Leon M. Lederman: Particles and Poverty""; ""Julia Marton-Lefevre: Only People Give Me Hope""; ""III. Science and Peace""; ""Frans B. M. Dewaal: The Biology of Making Peace""; ""Joseph Rotblat: A Life Devoted to Peace""; ""Yechiel Becker: Science for Peace""; ""IV. Science for the Twenty-first Century""; ""Ismail Serageldin: The Cry of the Eight Hundred Million""; ""M. S. Swaminathan: The Soul of Sustainability""; ""Bruce Alberts: Sharing Knowledge for Development"" ""Mohamed H. A. Hassan: Let Our Children Bridge the Gap""""Margaret Somerville: Doing Science in Ethics Time""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Editors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462134103321 |
| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A parliament of science [[electronic resource] ] : science for the 21st century / / edited by Michael Tobias, Teun Timmers, Gill Wright
| A parliament of science [[electronic resource] ] : science for the 21st century / / edited by Michael Tobias, Teun Timmers, Gill Wright |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3/0905 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
TobiasMichael
TimmersTeun WrightGill |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Forecasting
Technological forecasting Twenty-first century |
| ISBN | 0-7914-8648-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""A Parliament of Science""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Michael Tobias: Introduction""; ""I. Biosphere, Ecology, and Sustainability""; ""Crispin Tickell: The Scandal of Unsustainability""; ""Robert May: The Sixth Wave of Extinction""; ""Anthony C. Janetos: Protecting the Biosphere""; ""Robert Watson: Where Science and Policy Meet: The Search for a Common Language""; ""Madhav Gadgil: Ecology: Modern Science and Traditional Wisdom""; ""II. Science, Policy, and the Public""; ""Federico Mayor: The Eyes of the Universe""
""John Durant: Hope, Anxiety, and Doubt: The Public View of Science""""Rita R. Colwell: The Role of the Citizen""; ""Leon M. Lederman: Particles and Poverty""; ""Julia Marton-Lefevre: Only People Give Me Hope""; ""III. Science and Peace""; ""Frans B. M. Dewaal: The Biology of Making Peace""; ""Joseph Rotblat: A Life Devoted to Peace""; ""Yechiel Becker: Science for Peace""; ""IV. Science for the Twenty-first Century""; ""Ismail Serageldin: The Cry of the Eight Hundred Million""; ""M. S. Swaminathan: The Soul of Sustainability""; ""Bruce Alberts: Sharing Knowledge for Development"" ""Mohamed H. A. Hassan: Let Our Children Bridge the Gap""""Margaret Somerville: Doing Science in Ethics Time""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Editors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785515903321 |
| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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