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Algorithms to Live by: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Tom Griffiths, Brian Christian (CD-Audio, 2016)

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A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind All our lives are 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? What balance of new activities and familiar favorites is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are t: computers, too, face the same constraints, so computer scientists have been grappling with their version of such problems for decades. And the solutions they've found have much to teach us. In a dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can 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 understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Brilliance Audio
ISBN-10
1480560367
ISBN-13
9781480560369
eBay Product ID (ePID)
225000703

Product Key Features

Author
Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
Format
CD, MP3 Format
Language
English

Additional Product Features

Running Time
720
Read by
Brian Christian
Out-Of-Print Date
13/04/2017
Date of Publication
19/04/2016
Subject
Life Sciences: Zoology
Imprint
Brilliance Audio
Country of Publication
United States

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