
Algorithms to Live By
The Computer Science of Human Decisions
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Brian Christian
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 not: 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 (who holds degrees in computer science, philosophy, and poetry, and works at the intersection of all three) and Tom Griffiths (a UC Berkeley professor of cognitive science and psychology) 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.
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Unconventional look at everyday life situations
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Excellent
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Excellent contents
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If you could sum up Algorithms to Live By in three words, what would they be?
Love Cognitive Science!What did you like best about this story?
I love how the different algorithms were applied to real life situations - many that I could relate to.What does Brian Christian bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Great voice and I like his pace of speaking, helps me visualize in my head while I'm listening.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Probably not all in one sitting since there is a lot of information to absorb.Any additional comments?
What a great book. Would definitely listen to it again. Being someone in computer and cognitive science I really related to all of the information in this book and how to apply it to my life.Huge fan - Love the Cognitive Science
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Stimulating!
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So good!
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Wisdom +2
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Therefore the book wasn't very interesting to me but might be very interesting to someone who doesn't know common algorithms yet...
Basic introduction to common algorithms in CS
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Unbelievably thought provoking.
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First audio book purchase. Nailed it.
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