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Algorithms to Live By

Brian Christian

TechnologyProductivity & HabitsScience
Publish date
2016
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
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'Algorithms to Live By' looks at the simple, precise algorithms that computers use to solve the complex 'human' problems that we face, and discovers what they can tell us about the nature and origin of the mind.
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    John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern

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  2. The Art of Computer Programming

    Donald E. Knuth

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  3. The Sciences of the Artificial

    Herbert A. Simon

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    Cited for Simon's concept of satisficing and bounded rationality in human decision-making.

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  4. Who Gets What — and Why

    Alvin E. Roth

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  5. Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman

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    Provides foundational research on human cognitive biases and heuristics explored throughout algorithmic decision-making models.

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  7. Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart

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    George B. Dantzig

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  11. Social Choice and Individual Values

    Kenneth J. Arrow

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