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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Brian Christian
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Description for Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Paperback. A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; UY; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 340.
A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. Modern life is constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day ... Read more
A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. Modern life is constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007547999
SKU
V9780007547999
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About Brian Christian
Brian Christian is the bestselling author of The Most Human Human, which was named a Wall Street Journal bestseller and a New Yorker favorite book of 2011. His writing has appeared in Wired, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal , and The Paris Review, among others. Brian has been a featured guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The ... Read more
Reviews for Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
`I've been waiting for a book to come along that merges computational models with human psychology - and Christian and Griffiths have succeeded beyond all expectations. This is a wonderful book, written so that anyone can understand the computer science that runs our world - and more importantly, what it means to our lives' David Eagleman, author of `Sum: Tales ... Read more