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Algorithms to live by

Paperback • 2018 • English • 1. edition

Algorithms to live by: the computer science of human decisions

By Christian, Brian, Tom Griffiths

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About the book

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 or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? The authors explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chan...Show more

Algorithms and data structures
Popular psychology

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ISBN

9780007547999

Publisher

William Collins

Published year

2018

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Algorithms to live by

Format

Paperback

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