Super Crunchers: How Thinking by Numb...
Ian AyresWhy would a casino try and stop you from losing? How can a mathematical formula find your future spouse? Would you know if a statistical analysis blackballed you from a job you wanted? Today, number crunching affects your life in way...
Admired: 21 Ways to Double Your Value...
Mark C. Thompson"Imagine how it would feel to be fully valued for what you do best. What if your boss, your customers, and your family really appreciated what you have to offer? How proud would you be if your organization won the top spot among ...
Wired for Innovation: How Information...
Erik BrynjolfssonA wave of business innovation is driving the productivity resurgence in the U.S. economy. In Wired for Innovation, Erik Brynjolfsson and Adam Saunders describe how information technology directly or indirectly created this productivit...
Information and the Modern Corporatio...
James W. CortadaWhile we have been preoccupied with the latest i-gadget from Apple and with Google's ongoing expansion, we may have missed something: the fundamental transformation of whole firms and industries into giant information-processing machi...
Storytelling with Data: A Data Visual...
Cole Nussbaumer KnaflicDon't simply show your data - tell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make ...
When "metadata" became breaking news, appearing in stories about surveillance by the National Security Agency, many members of the public encountered this once-obscure term from information sc...
The Hacked World Order: How Nations F...
Adam SegalIn this updated edition of The Hacked World Order, cybersecurity expert Adam Segal offers unmatched insight into the new, opaque global conflict that is transforming geopolitics.For more than three hundred years, the world wrestled wi...
The Future of the Professions: How Te...
Richard SusskindThis book predicts the decline of today's professions and describes the people and systems that will replace them. In an Internet society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teach...
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Hig...
Nassim Nicholas TalebMaverick thinker Nassim Nicholas Taleb had an illustrious career on Wall Street before turning his focus to his black swan theory. With its revolutionary examination of the impact of highly improbable events, this New York Times bests...