David Sumpter
出生: June 27, 1973 – London, England, United Kingdom
David Sumpter is an applied mathematician and author whose work explores collective behavior, data science, decision-making, and football analytics. A professor at Uppsala University, he wrote Outnumbered, Soccermatics, and Four Ways of Thinking, helping bring mathematical ideas about society, sport, and uncertainty to a broad readership.
传记与作者历程
David Sumpter built his career at the intersection of mathematics, behavior and public communication. Originally from London, he took a PhD in mathematics at Manchester, held research positions at Oxford and Cambridge, and then moved to Sweden, where he became professor of applied mathematics at Uppsala University. His early academic reputation came from modeling how groups organize themselves, from bee colonies, ants and fish schools to segregation, social influence and other human systems. That breadth later became a hallmark of his writing: he treated mathematics not as abstract symbol-pushing, but as a practical language for explaining how living systems and societies move, decide and coordinate. ((https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/david-sumpter/?utm_source=openai))
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"I wish David Sumpter had been my maths teacher"
— The Sunday Times
"With a refreshing mix of in-depth knowledge and personal honesty, David Sumpter answers both those questions"
— Timandra Harkness
"Four Ways of Thinking by mathematician David Sumpter shows numbers illuminating human complexities"
— New Scientist
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— Pat Nevin
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