Algorithms to Live By : The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Paperback)

from andycyca

A very interesting primer on the sort of "real-life problems" that have parallels with computer science problems, explained elegantly without numbers and formulae, opting for the better approach of...

from NewsieQ

Algorithms to Live By is very hard to describe. It's part self-help manual, part computer science tome, part philosophy textbook and it's all mixed together in a very pleasing way, with clever expl...

from haraldgroven

Ingenious book about how many human decision problems are in fact algorithmic, i.e. the kind of problems researched in computer science. The authors structure the book around classes of algorithms ...

from BookWallah

Best consumed in short bursts. I was conflicted with this book. I either loved it or I hated it. Sometimes both in the same reading session. The authors attempt to take the highly specialized world...

from datrappert

Lots of interesting stuff in this engaging look at how we might apply computer algorithms to daily life. Unfortunately, many of the algorithms are for solving problems that are much simplified comp...