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Algorithms to Live By
by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
366 pages2016
Science
About This Book
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...
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9h 19m
slow reader
180 WPM
6h 43m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 48m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 100,650 wordsπ
14 days at 30 min/day
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