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Super Crunchers
Ian Ayres
Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to be Smart
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From building a wine cellar to finding your happily ever after, modern life is increasingly ruled by number crunching and algorithms. Super Crunchers (2007) is about the sheer power of the large data sets that are fed into algorithms and the way they’re revolutionizing our businesses, medical treatment and even our governments.
About the author
Ian Ayres is a lawyer, econometrician and professor at both Yale’s Law School and School of Management. He’s also a columnist for Forbes, a regular commentator on Marketplace and the author of several books including Carrots and Sticks: Unlock the Power of Incentives to Get Things Done.
Who might enjoy this content?
- Anyone interested in the power of statistics
- Computer and math nerds
- Business owners, politicians and baseball coaches
