Description: Title: Algorithms to Live by: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Author: Christian, Brian Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Binding: Hardcover Pages: 368 Dimensions: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.30d Product Weight: 1.2 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9781627790369 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. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Henry Holt & Company
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Name: Algorithms to Live by : the Computer Science of Human Decisions
Language: English
Publisher: Holt & Company, Henry
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Cognitive Science, Programming / Algorithms, Computer Simulation, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Computer Science, General, Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction
Item Weight: 19.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Computers, Education, Science, Psychology
Item Length: 9.6 in
Author: Tom Griffiths, Brian Christian
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
