Jeffrey S. Rosenthal Bücher

Menschen sind seit langem sowohl fasziniert als auch abgestoßen von Zufälligkeiten. Einerseits lieben wir den Nervenkitzel einer Überraschungsparty oder die Freiheit, nicht zu wissen, was der nächste Tag bringt. Wir sind unerklärlich erfreut über seltsame Zufälle und auffällige Ähnlichkeiten. Andererseits hassen wir die dunkle Seite der Ungewissheit. Krankheiten wie Krebs oder Vogelgrippe können ohne erkennbares Muster auftreten. Terroristenanschläge, Flugzeugabstürze, Brückeneinstürze – wir wissen nie, ob wir die eine von einer Million Statistiken sein werden. In diesem unterhaltsamen Blick auf die Welt der Wahrscheinlichkeiten erklärt Jeffrey Rosenthal, Mathematikprofessor und Improvisationskomiker, die Mechanismen der Zufälligkeit in Bereichen wie Pokerhänden, E-Mail-Spam, Kriminalstatistiken, Meinungsumfragen und Lotteriegewinnen.

A riveting new examination of the leading progressive justice of his era, published in the centennial year of his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court According to Jeffrey Rosen, Louis D. Brandeis was "the Jewish Jefferson," the greatest critic of what he called "the curse of bigness," in business and government, since the author of the Declaration of Independence. Published to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of his Supreme Court confirmation on June 1, 1916, Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet argues that Brandeis was the most farseeing constitutional philosopher of the twentieth century. In addition to writing the most famous article on the right to privacy, he also wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech, freedom from government surveillance, and freedom of thought and opinion. And as the leader of the American Zionist movement, he convinced Woodrow Wilson and the British government to recognize a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Combining narrative biography with a passionate argument for why Brandeis matters today, Rosen explores what Brandeis, the Jeffersonian prophet, can teach us about historic and contemporary questions involving the Constitution, monopoly, corporate and federal power, technology, privacy, free speech, and Zionism.

Exploring the concept of luck, this book delves into cultural beliefs and superstitions surrounding good fortune and misfortune. It examines various symbols and rituals, such as jade, clovers, and the albatross, while questioning the validity of these practices. The narrative challenges readers to consider whether luck is a real force or simply a way to rationalize everyday occurrences. By blending anecdotes and thoughtful insights, it invites reflection on the nature of chance, fate, and the human tendency to attribute meaning to randomness.