—Kirkus Reviews “Compelling and entertaining, Algorithms to Live By is packed with practical advice about how to use time, space, and effort more efficiently. Book Review: Algorithms to Live By Though I have a degree in computer science, I now spend my days making technology concepts and projects accessible to those without that course of study.

Algorithms to Live By does not seek to resolve any of our human tendencies, but offers insights that can better help understand ways to operate that can likely yield more desirable outcomes based on the learnings of computer science. Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths have done a terrific job with Algorithms to Live By.This book merges computer science with everyday life, which makes it a fun introductory read for those, who don’t really know how computers work, yet a cool way to learn how to live better, even if you’re very experienced in computer science. Book Review: Algorithms To Live By If you spend some serious time staring at my bookcase(s), you wouldn’t find a lot of self-help books. Throughout the book, the authors also examine the decisions made by algorithm-naive individuals and compare such choices to those prescribed by the book’s algorithms. 2016. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in choice, decision, and optimization. Tom Griffiths is a professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at UC Berkeley This book is about how… I enjoyed this book a lot, so this review … Algorithms to Live By (Book Review) Algorithms to Live By is a very enjoyable and applicable book by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths that explores how we can use knowledge from computer science to guide decisions in our lives.. Whilst surfing around for a synopsis I found this excellent summary, please take a look and come back afterwards for my own observations below. Judged on its own merits, Algorithms to Live By is a pleasant read that successfully offers computer algorithms to guide human intuition. Indeed, a number of the algorithms considered in the book for application to human decision making are associated with the discipline of computer science. by Tony Cox. One of the books I read for my company’s book club, Algorithms to Live By, did just that. Algorithms to Live By is subtitled "The Computer Science of Human Decisions." Algorithms to Live By takes you on a journey of eleven ideas from computer science, that we, knowingly or not, use in our lives every day. Algorithms to Live By takes you on a journey of eleven ideas from computer science, that we, knowingly or not, use in our lives every day. Search for more papers by this author. I enjoyed this book a lot, so this review is going to be a long one. I have also recorded a video book review . And it’s a fascinating exploration of the workings of computer science and the human mind. Picador: New York, NY Reviewed. Check it out if you prefer watching to reading! You’d find copies of all the books I’ve written reviews about for the Cycling ’74 newsletter . Book Review. Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions, Christian, Brian and Griffith, Tom. by Tony Cox. ALGORITHMS TO LIVE BY A book by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths Brian Christian is an author and journalist.