Book · 2016 · Science
Algorithms to Live By
The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Why people recommend it
Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths examines how computer science algorithms can be applied to human decision-making and everyday life problems. The book was featured across multiple podcast episodes, including when Logan Ury appeared on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett in an episode titled The Love Expert: Why Women Are Addicted To F**k Boys & Why You Should Have A B, released on October 26, 2023. Ury recommended the book to give proper credit for where she originally learned about the famous secretary problem. Separately, Chris Williamson brought up the book on Modern Wisdom in an episode titled The Problem With Trying To Be Rational - Steven Pinker - #424, which aired on January 20, 2022. During that episode, Williamson discussed optimal dating and stopping strategies, and briefly debated the authorship of the book with his guest Steven Pinker while exploring concepts related to rationality, optimal stopping points, and human behavioral heuristics in daily decision-making processes.
Who recommended it
- Logan Ury Recommended
- Chris Williamson Discussed
Logan Ury — 1 mention
“so there's a great book called algorithms to live by and that's how I came across this”
Chris Williamson — 1 mention
“is it seth stevens davidowitz that wrote algorithms to live by are you familiar with that um i'm familiar with um it's plausible i forget whether that was his exact title he he did write a book that for which i wrote a forward called everybody lies oh no no no it wasn't that one i think actually i think”