Fascinating journey explores key concepts in information theory in terms of Conway's "Game of Life" program. Topics include the limits of knowledge, paradox of complexity, Maxwell's demon, Big Bang theory, much more. 1985 edition. von...

Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody von Poundstone, William

Prada stores carry a few obscenely expensive items in order to boost sales for everything else (which look like bargains in comparison). People used to download music for free, then Steve Jobs convinced them to pay. How? By charging 99...

Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (And How to Take Advantage of It)

"Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story Of The Scientific Betting System That Beat The Casinos And Wall Street" von William Poundstone ist eine faszinierende Erzählung über die Entwicklung einer wissenschaftlichen Formel, die sowohl in...

„Prisoner's Dilemma“ von William Poundstone ist ein Buch, das sich mit dem berühmten Konzept des Gefangenendilemmas und seiner Anwendung in der Spieltheorie beschäftigt. Das Buch untersucht die Ursprünge und die Entwicklung der...

"Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody" von William Poundstone ist ein erhellendes und unterhaltsames Handbuch, das die Wissenschaft des Vorhersagens durch eine Vielzahl von Beispielen aus...

"Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos" von William Poundstone ist eine Biografie über den berühmten Astronomen, Astrophysiker und Wissenschaftsvermittler Carl Sagan. Das Buch zeichnet Sagans Leben nach, von seiner Kindheit und Ausbildung bis...

More people know who Khloe Kardashian is than who René Descartes was. Most can't find Delaware on a map; don't know what Frank Lloyd Wright did for living; can't say how many calories are in a Big Mac or how many candles are on a...

In the 18th century, the British minister and mathematician Thomas Bayes devised a theorem that allowed him to assign probabilities to events that had never happened before. Incredibly, this theorem can also be used to lay odds on the...

How to Predict Everything von Poundstone, William

Microsoft's interview process is a notoriously grueling sequence of questions that separate creative thinkers from the merely brilliant. This book reveals for the first time more than 35 of Microsoft's puzzles and riddles, and supplies...