The Undercover Truth Detective

Help Children Get Savvy With Stats And Uncover Truth In A Complex World, With Economist And Bestselling Author, Tim Harford. Do You Ever Feel Like The World Is Full Of Bamboozling Headlines And Numbers That Don't Add Up? In A World Of Rising Living Costs, Climate Change, Distrust And Dodgy Data, How Do You Get Your Head Around It All? Don't Panic, Because I've Devised Ten Simple Rules To Help You Make Sense Of The World And Even Better, Transform You Into A Savvy Truth Detective, Never To Be Tripped Up By Numbers Again. Throughout These Pages You'll Find Puzzling Cases To Investigate, Featuring Dastardly Villains Concealing The Truth, And Heroic Truth Detectives In Search Of It. Find Out: - Whether Pasta Can Tell Us About The World Today - If There Really Is A Connection Between The Number Of Spider Deaths And Spelling Competition Winners, Or If This Fake News - Whether A Pooping Cow Can Tell You How To Invest Your Pocket Money - If A Pie Chart And Some Clever Maths Could Change The World For The Better And Start Revolution And Of Course I've Included Plenty Of Tips And Tricks To Add To Your Detective Toolkit, To Help You To Think Critically, Curiously And Confidently And Solve Tough Cases Even Better Than The Grown-ups! So, Join Me On This Investigative Adventure, Grab Your Detective Cap And Magnifying Glass And See The World Like Never Before.