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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

2017 non-fiction work by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

Summary

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions authored The Computer Science of Human Decisions — author (P50): Brian Christian[3].
  • Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions authored The Computer Science of Human Decisions — author (P50): Thomas L. Griffiths[4].
  • Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions's instance of is recorded as The Computer Science of Human Decisions — instance of (P31): literary work[5].
  • Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions's title is recorded as Algorithms to Live By[6].
  • Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions's subtitle is recorded as The Computer Science of Human Decisions[7].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include The Computer Science of Human Decisions — author (P50): Brian Christian[3], a poet[8], b. 1984[9], of United States[10], specialised in prose[11] and The Computer Science of Human Decisions — author (P50): Thomas L. Griffiths[4], a cognitive scientist[12], awarded the William K. Estes Early Career Award[13].

Why It Matters

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

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  5. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Balise42 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Brian Christian, Thomas L. Griffiths
    Subtitle → The Computer Science of Human Decisions
    Imported from → —
    Librarything work id → 16986069
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1085]]: 16986069, add P1085 claim: 16986069"
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