' Governments around the world are using behavioural insights to help people achieve their goals This great new book shows how you can use the same tools in your own life Go nudge yourself!'- Richard Thaler winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics A simple & accessible plan for success based on seven scientifically tested steps that really work We're often told to dream big the sky's the limit & that nothing is impossible While it is undoubtedly good advice to set yourself goals that have the potential to make you & those around you healthier & happier how to reach those goals is often less clear From getting fit or securing a new job to becoming a better manager or parent simply setting your mind to something will rarely get you where you want to be & big plans can quickly become overwhelming leaving us feeling as though we've failed Most of us set goals with very good intentions so why do our best-laid plans so often go awry? When we're so committed to making positive changes & fulfilling our ambition at the outset is there a way of avoiding the common roadblocks that stand between our goals & us? Thankfully the answer is yes
- & it's much easier to achieve than you might think Working inside the world's first Nudge Unit Owain Service & Rory Gallagher know the huge impact that small changes & clear plans based on a scientific understanding of human behaviour can have from an individual to an international level For the first time Think Small takes these successful approaches & translates them into an easy simple framework that has the potential to make a big difference to all our lives
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If you know how to program you have the skills to turn data into knowledge using tools of probability & statistics This concise introduction shows you how to perform statistical analysis computationally rather than mathematically with programs written in Python By working with a single case study throughout this thoroughly revised book you'll learn the entire process of exploratory data analysis
- from collecting data & generating statistics to identifying patterns & testing hypotheses You'll explore distributions rules of probability visualization & many other tools & concepts New chapters on regression time series analysis survival analysis & analytic methods will enrich your discoveries Develop an understanding of probability & statistics by writing & testing code Run experiments to test statistical behavior such as generating samples from several distributions Use simulations to understand concepts that are hard to grasp mathematically Import data from most sources with Python rather than rely on data that's cleaned & formatted for statistics tools Use statistical inference to answer questions about real-world data
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Several key NATO figures are assassinatedby animals? Russia comes under attack using animal technology based on Dr David Loren&s designs Mirra Sway is made to suffer in response & to top it all off a figure from David&s past emerges Still recovering from his recent suicide attempt Loren is forced back into the military game to help uncover who is behind this He must deal with WTF is going on with Estonia while discovering just how much his technology has been perverted David must decide how to take a stand against the humans behind the animals Collects issues 1 through 4 ...

Dr David Loren is many things child prodigy inventor genius slacker mass murderer When a military think tank smartest scientist decides he can no longer stomach creating weapons of destruction will he be able to think his way out of his dilemma or find himself subject to the machinations of smaller men? Collecting Think Tank 1-4 this trade paperback is jam-packed with a complete cover gallery bonus articles behind-the-scenes sketches & more ...

- Dr David Loren is many things child prodigy inventor genius slacker mass murderer When a military think tank&s smartest scientist decides he can no longer stomach creating weapons of destruction will he be able to think his way out of his dilemma or find himself subject to the machinations of smaller men? Collecting the original series in its entirety this trade paperback also is jam-packed with a complete cover gallery bonus articles behind-the-scenes sketches & more! -Collects Think Tank 1-4 ...

Slacker genius Dr David Loren used to worry about the deadly consequences of his creations from the safety of his laboratory but not anymore! Deployed to Taiwan to oversee a field test gone awry will having a SEAL Team as his bodyguards be enough to ensure that David returns home outside of a body bag? ...

The US electrical grid & infrastructure is under attack by unknown sources Russia & China are on the verge of war with each other David Loren has his hand in it all as he’s forced to toy with the world while dealing with a debilitating depression over his shattered relationship with Mirra Sway ...

What's worse than having telepathy in high school? Having telepathy in high school & then losing it When class 10B got their flu shots & developed the unexpected side effect of telepathy it seemed like the worse thing ever But two years later they've got used to their powers They've even come to like them & as they prepare to leave school they're all making exciting plans
- plans that involve them being Espies So when one by one they suddenly begin to lose their powers they know they can't let it happen Can they save their telepathy before it's too late? Or will they have to learn how to survive without them once again?
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The blog that uses a title David Botham once thought up has nothing to do with him He has no idea who is writing it or where they get their information about a series of violent deaths in Liverpool Perhaps David won't know until they come too close to him-until he can't ignore the figure from his past that is catching up with him 256 pages Campbell Ramsey ...

This is a book about the big questions in life knowledge consciousness fate God truth goodness justice It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there but does not know how to approach them Think sets out to explain what they are & why they are important Simon Blackburn begins by putting forward a convincing case for the study of philosophy & goes on to give the reader a sense of how the great historical figures such as Descartes Hume Kant & Wittgenstein have approached its central themes Each chapter explains a major issue & gives the reader a self-contained guide through the problems that philosophers have studied The large scope of topics covered range from scepticism the self mond & body & freedom to ethics & the arguments surrounding the existence of God Lively & approachable this book is ideal for all those who want to learn how the basic techniques of thinking shape our existence ...