The Formula: How Algorithms Solve all our Problems . and Create More

Dormehl, Luke

ISBN 10: 0753541688 / ISBN 13: 9780753541685

Published by W H Allen, 2014

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Title: The Formula: How Algorithms Solve all our ...

Publisher: W H Allen

Publication Date: 2014

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: 9873116

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Edition: 1727437834.

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Synopsis:

Our world is increasingly ruled by algorithms, the complex sets of step-by-step instructions that enable computers to sort, filter and select information. But is this always a positive development, and how did we come to believe in the all-conquering power of numbers? Combining journalism and scholarship, Dormehl investigates the role of algorithms in our modern lives and shows how these formulas are shaping human relationships and creativity, notions of identity and even matters of law.

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.