Algorithms to Live By

I "Algorithms to Live By" giver Brian Christian og Tom Griffiths et fascinerende indblik i, hvordan computeralgoritmer kan inddrages i vores hverdag. Den anerkendte forfatter Brian Christian og den kognitive forsker Tom Griffiths viser os i "Algorithms to Live By", hvordan simple, præcise algoritmer anvendt af computere også kan håndtere meget menneskelige spørgsmål. Det moderne, hurtige liv er præget af begrænset tid og rum, der efterlader et kaos af problemer og prioriteringer. Forfatterne forklarer i bogen, med udgangspunkt i menneskets hjerne og computeralgoritmer, hvordan vi kan træffe bedre valg og forbindelse til andre mennesker. I løbet af "Algorithms to Live By" gennemgår Brian Christian og Tom Griffiths forskellige genkendelige scenarier fra hverdagen, og hvordan algoritmer kan hjælpe med alt fra at finde en ægtefælle til en parkeringsplads. Sideløbende giver de spændende indsigt i, hvordan den menneskelige hjerne egentlig fungerer.

I "Algorithms to Live By" giver Brian Christian og Tom Griffiths et fascinerende indblik i, hvordan computeralgoritmer kan inddrages i vores hverdag. Den anerkendte forfatter Brian Christian og den kognitive forsker Tom Griffiths viser os i "Algorithms to Live By", hvordan simple, præcise algoritmer anvendt af computere også kan håndtere meget menneskelige spørgsmål. Det moderne, hurtige liv er præget af begrænset tid og rum, der efterlader et kaos af problemer og prioriteringer. Forfatterne forklarer i bogen, med udgangspunkt i menneskets hjerne og computeralgoritmer, hvordan vi kan træffe bedre valg og forbindelse til andre mennesker. I løbet af "Algorithms to Live By" gennemgår Brian Christian og Tom Griffiths forskellige genkendelige scenarier fra hverdagen, og hvordan algoritmer kan hjælpe med alt fra at finde en ægtefælle til en parkeringsplads. Sideløbende giver de spændende indsigt i, hvordan den menneskelige hjerne egentlig fungerer.

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.

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.

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.