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24 alternatives to The Signal and the Noise

Why so many predictions fail - but some don't

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Signal and the Noise launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Signal and the Noise▲1

   Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Predictably Irrational▲96

   The hidden forces that shape our decisions

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Little Bets▲89

   How breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream▲66

   How to predict the future of technology.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Alone Together▲71

   Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Black Box Thinking▲66

   Why most people never learn from their mistakes--but some do

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Invisible Influence▲69

   The hidden forces that shape behavior

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Naked Statistics▲66

   Stripping the dread from the data

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Invisible Influence▲66

   The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Unscientific America▲54

    How scientific illiteracy threatens our future

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Deep Simplicity▲62

    Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    How We Learn▲64

    The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Inevitable▲66

    The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fooled By Randomness ▲105

    The hidden role of chance in life and markets

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wait▲74

    The art and science of delay

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Intelligence Paradox▲70

    Why the intelligent choice isn't always the smart one

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Shape of Time▲62

    Remarks on the history of things

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Flow▲87

    The psychology of optimal experience

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Wandering Mind▲71

    What the brain does when you're not looking

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Predictive Analytics▲63

    The power to predict who will click, buy, lie, or die

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

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