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The formula

Luke Dormehl

2014278 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2014
first published
  • 2014Ebury Publishing · ENGISBN 9780753549254
  • 2014Ebury Publishing · ENGISBN 9780753541685
  • 2014Penguin Group (USA) LLC · 278 pages · ENGISBN 9780399170539
  • 2014Ebury Publishing · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780753541692
  • 2015Ebury Publishing · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780753541708
  • 2015TarcherPerigee · 288 pagesISBN 9780399170546

In The Formula, Luke Dormehl takes readers inside the world of numbers, asking how we came to believe in the all-conquering power of algorithms; introducing the mathematicians, artificial intelligence experts and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are shaping this brave new world, and ultimately asking how we survive in an era where numbers can sometimes seem to create as many problems as they solve.

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