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Innovation + Equality - How to Create a Future That Is More Star Trek Than Terminator by Joshua Gans; Andrew Leigh; Lawrence H. Summers (Foreword by)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Artificial intelligence, genetics research, and materials science study have benefited society collectively and rewarded innovators handsomely- we get cool smartphones and technology moguls become billionaires. This contributes to a growing wealth gap; in the United States; the wealth controlled by the ...Show more
Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Changed Our World by Andrew Leigh
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Experiments have consistently been used in the hard sciences, but in recent decades social scientists have adopted the practice. Randomized trials have been used to design policies to increase educational attainment, lower crime rates, elevate employment rates, and improve living standards among the poo ...Show more
Reconnected by Andrew Leigh
$32.99 AUD
Category: Cultural Studies
Friends are good for your health. The strength of your social relationships is a remarkably good predictor of how long you will live. Strong social connections also make communities more resilient, efficient and satisfying. But today Australians have fewer close friends and local connections than in the ...Show more
The Luck of Politics: True Tales of Disaster and Outrageous Fortune by Andrew Leigh
$30.00 AUD
Category: Politics
A delightful look at chance and outrageous fortune. In 1968, John Howard missed out on winning the state seat of Drummoyne by just 420 votes. Howard reflects- 'I think back how fortunate I was to have lost.' It left him free to stand for a safe federal seat in 1974 and become one of Australia's longest- ...Show more
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