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Solving real-life problems using evidence is surprisingly new, says a compelling book. Michael Marshall is left wanting more – in a good way Book Beyond Belief Helen Pearson Princeton University Press OFTEN, when I read a non-fiction book, I think “this could have been an essay”. An argument that could have been made in 10,000 words gets dragged out to 100,000 with filler anecdotes, repetition and, worst-case, bad extrapolations into topics the writer isn’t qualified to discuss. I won’t name names – we’ve all read the books. Beyond Belief: How evidence shows what really works is the rare example of the opposite: I genuinely wanted it to be longer. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第270卷 第3594期 · 2026年5月9日,Michael Marshall。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。