Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World. “The epic story of how a handful of surprisingly simple mathematical ideas have sparked today’s technological breakthroughs — from Netflix’s recommendation algorithm to medical imaging to AI…” Interesting!
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Just listened to The Daily episode ("When AI Comes for Your Purpose in Life") with one of the authors, Steven Strogatz. Really wonderful interview and worth a listen. Might have been the impetus for this recommendation!
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