The Perfect Bet: How Science and Math Are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling
Written by Adam Kucharski
Narrated by Jonathan Yen
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Adam Kucharski
Adam Kucharski is an associate professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. A mathematician by training, his work on global outbreaks has included Ebola, Zika and COVID-19, and he has produced real-time analysis for multiple governments and health agencies. He is a TED senior fellow and winner of the 2016 Rosalind Franklin Award Lecture and the 2012 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. The author of The Perfect Bet, his writing has appeared in the Observer, Financial Times, Wired and New Statesman.
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Reviews for The Perfect Bet
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Book was OK, w a bias towards European research and sports industries by the British author. Not overly mathematical, and ample mention of the origins of betting theory in America. It was an easier read than I thought it would be, an it isn't really going to help you be a more successful gambler. A lot of talk about betting bots on the Internet.