The Formula: How Algorithms Solve all our Problems ... and Create More
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Published by W H Allen, 2014
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- Title
- The Formula: How Algorithms Solve all our Problems ... and Create More
- Author
- Dormehl, Luke
- Publisher
- W H Allen
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- 47134117
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- 0753541688
- ISBN 13
- 9780753541685
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- 1773135222.
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What if everything in life could be reduced to a simple formula? What if numbers were able to tell us which partners we were best matched with – not just in terms of attractiveness, but for a long-term committed marriage? Or if they could say which films would be the biggest hits at the box office, and what changes could be made to those films to make them even more successful? Or even who out of us is likely to commit certain crimes, and when? This may sound like the world of science-fiction, but in fact it is just the tip of the iceberg in a world that is increasingly ruled by complex algorithms and neural networks.In The Formula , Luke Dormehl takes you inside the world of numbers, asking how we came to believe in the all-conquering power of algorithms; introducing the mathematicians, artificial intelligence experts and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are shaping this brave new world, and ultimately asking how we survive in an era where numbers can sometimes seem to create as many problems as they solve.
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About the Author
Luke Dormehl is a journalist and technology writer. With a background in documentary film, he has contributed to Fast Company, Wired, Politico, The Sunday Times, and other publications.
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