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A review by sbletham
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz
4.0
I would recommend this book for anybody who wants a broad and thorough introduction to the study of human error that crosses fields of study (psychology, philosophy etc).
While I do not necessarily agree with all of the conclusions the author draws about error, I wholeheartedly endorse her conclusion that we must first accept the inevitability of errors if we are to do anything about them. I study and work in a field whose premise is exactly that (Human Factors), which is why I picked up Being Wrong in the first place.
For those more experienced in the field of human error, you may find this work amusing or interesting, and possibly benefit from its organization and synthesis of ideas. But it probably won't teach you anything you don't know about the psychology of error, denial, bias, etc.
While I do not necessarily agree with all of the conclusions the author draws about error, I wholeheartedly endorse her conclusion that we must first accept the inevitability of errors if we are to do anything about them. I study and work in a field whose premise is exactly that (Human Factors), which is why I picked up Being Wrong in the first place.
For those more experienced in the field of human error, you may find this work amusing or interesting, and possibly benefit from its organization and synthesis of ideas. But it probably won't teach you anything you don't know about the psychology of error, denial, bias, etc.