Yet another book on improving communication, Keith Devlin’s Infosense uses a
new mathematical theory to untangle the process by which data becomes
information and, eventually, knowledge. Sadly, the maths doesn’t make much
difference. The conclusions are obvious. Take this little gem. “Social and
cultural factors influence the way we understand the words we hear…”.
Published by W. H. Freeman, £14.95 ISBN 0716734842.
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