Kit Yates

A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2023 'Delightfully clear and vivid to read...A splendid book!' Philip Pullman 'Absolutely fascinating' James O'Brien 'An exceptional book - readable, funny, and more needed than ever' Dr Chris van Tulleken, bestselling author of Ultra-Processed People Are you more likely to become a professional footballer if your surname is Ball? How can you be...

We all like to think we're making decisions based on reality, but in fact, we're almost always working from incomplete information. And when you don't know what you don't know, it can be impossible to navigate successfully. In You Don't Know What You're Missing, mathematician Kit Yates explores the blind spots, gaps in our knowledge, and how we make sense...

We all like to think we're making decisions based on reality, but in fact, we're almost always working from incomplete information. And when you don't know what you don't know, it can be impossible to navigate successfully. In You Don't Know What You're Missing, mathematician Kit Yates explores the blind spots, gaps in our knowledge and how we make sense...