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Book SynopsisAs we evolve from unquantified ignorance to an imperfect but everpresent state of measured awareness, Henshaw gives us a critical perspective from which we can measure upthe measurements that have come to affect our lives so greatly.
Trade ReviewAcademic but accessible to the general reader. Scitech Book News 2006 Well written, entertaining, and informative. -- Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo MAA Reviews 2006 Henshaw has a remarkable ability to explain complex mathematics in a manner accessible to general readers. -- Judy Randle Tulsa World 2006 Clear and well written. -- Terry Ishihara Science Books and Films 2006 The book is fun to read... Recommended. Choice 2007 Best of 2006. Library Journal 2007 It is easy to read, and Henshaw has a pleasant style of throwing himself into the action. PsycCRITIQUES 2007
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
1. Of Love and Luminescene: What, Why, and How Things Get Measured
2. Doing the Math: Scales, Standards, and Some Beautiful Measurements
3. The Ratings Game: ''Overall'' Measurements and Rankings
4. Measurement in Business: What Gets Measured Gets Done
5. Games of Inches: Sports and Measurement
6. Measuring the Mind: Intelligence, Biology, and Education
7. Man: The Measure of All Things
8. It's Not Just the Heat, it's the Humidity: Global Warming and Environmental Measurement
9. Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Computer and Measurement
10. How Funny Is That? Knowledge Without Measurement?
11. Faith, Hope, and Love: The Future of Measuremen—and of Knowledget
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