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Scientist Victor Frankenstein learns how to create life

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From Chivalry to Terrorism is a masterwork of scholarship that is both accessible and breathtakingly ambitious

The Perils of Perception: Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything Condition:Like New Scientist Victor Frankenstein learns howDo you eat too much sugar? Is violence in the world increasing or decreasing? What proportion of your country are Muslim? What does it cost to raise a child? How much do we need to save for retirement? How much tax do the rich pay? When we estimate the answers to these fundamental questions that directly affect our lives, we tend to be vastly wrong, irrespective of how educated we are. This landmark bookinformed by more than 10 exclusive major polling