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David Sumpter

David Sumpter is a professor of applied mathematics at Uppsala University in Sweden, whose research ranges from collective animal behavior to political science and machine learning. He is known for books that carry mathematical modeling into everyday life — football tactics, social-media algorithms, human decision-making — including Soccermatics, Outnumbered, and the international bestseller The Ten Equations That Rule the World. He has consulted on mathematics and AI for governments, sports clubs, and finance.

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5 books
Cover of The Ten Equations That Rule the World: And How You Can Use Them Too

The Ten Equations That Rule the World: And How You Can Use Them Too

2021

Sumpter presents the ten equations — governing betting, judgment, confidence, influence, markets, and learning — that a small mathematical elite uses to shape finance, sport, and social media, and shows how the thinking behind each one can sharpen anyone's everyday decisions.

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Cover of Four Ways of Thinking: A Journey into Human Complexity

Four Ways of Thinking: A Journey into Human Complexity

2024

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Cover of Outnumbered: From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-Bubbles

Outnumbered: From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-Bubbles

2018

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Cover of Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game

Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game

2016

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Cover of Collective Animal Behavior

Collective Animal Behavior

2010

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