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Algorithms to Live by

By Brian Christian

Algorithms to Live by Business, Finance & Career

Algorithms to Live by

By Brian Christian

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An exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not. Computers, like us, confront limited space and time, so computer scientists have been grappling with similar problems for decades. And the solutions they've found have much to teach us. In a dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths show how algorithms developed for computers also untangle very human questions. They explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others. From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to peering into the future, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2016-04-19
Publication Date:
2016-04-19
Publisher:
Henry Holt & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1627790365
ISBN13:
9781627790369
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
578 g
Height:
181 cm
Width:
249 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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