The formula: how algorithms solve all our problems --and create more
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New York, New York : Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2014.
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First American edition.
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278 pages ; 22 cm
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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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9780399170539, 0399170537

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"A Perigee book."
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"Previously published in the UK in 2014 by Virgin Books, an imprint of Ebury Publishing"--Title-page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-266) and index.
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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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Dormehl, L. (2014). The formula: how algorithms solve all our problems --and create more. First American edition. New York, New York, Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Dormehl, Luke. 2014. The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems --and Create More. New York, New York, Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Dormehl, Luke, The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems --and Create More. New York, New York, Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2014.

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Dormehl, Luke. The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems --and Create More. First American edition. New York, New York, Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2014.

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