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Algorithms to Live by: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Contributor(s): Christian, Brian (Author), Griffiths, Tom (Author)

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ISBN: 1250118360     ISBN-13: 9781250118363
Publisher: Holt McDougal
OUR PRICE: $20.90  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Cognitive Science
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- Computers | Computer Science
Dewey: 153.43
LCCN: 2015032177
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (0.88 lbs) 368 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Choice 03/01/2017
 
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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.


Contributor Bio(s): Christian, Brian: - Brian Christian is the author of The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive, which was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and a New Yorker favorite book of the year. Alongside Steven Pinker and Daniel Kahneman, he was shortlisted for the Best Book of Ideas prize in the UK.Griffiths, Tom: - Tom Griffiths is a professor of psychology and cognitive science at UC Berkeley, where he directs the Computational Cognitive Science Lab. He has received widespread recognition for his scientific work, including awards from the American Psychological Association and the Sloan Foundation.
 
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