William Poundstone
Auteur de Prisoner's Dilemma: John Von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb
A propos de l'auteur
William Poundstone has been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize. Among his seven books are "The Recursive Universe," "Labyrinths of Reason," and "Big Secrets." He has also written extensively for network television and major magazines. He lives in Los Angeles. (Publisher Provided)
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Œuvres de William Poundstone
Prisoner's Dilemma: John Von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb (1992) 966 exemplaires
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle - How the World's Smartest Company Selects the Most… (2003) 709 exemplaires
Les labyrinthes de la raison : paradoxes, enigmes et fragilite de la connaissance (1988) 668 exemplaires
Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street (2005) 526 exemplaires
Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?: Trick Questions, Zen-like Riddles, Insanely Difficult Puzzles, and Other… (2012) 361 exemplaires
Big Secrets: The Uncensored Truth About All Sorts of Stuff You Are Never Supposed to Know (1983) 322 exemplaires
The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge (1985) 319 exemplaires
Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody (1806) 136 exemplaires
Biggest Secrets: More Uncensored Truth About All Sorts of Stuff You Are Never Supposed to Know (1993) 128 exemplaires
The Big Book of Big Secrets: The Uncensored Truth About All Sorts Of Stuff You Are Never Supposed To Know (1993) 112 exemplaires
Head in the Cloud: Why Knowing Things Still Matters When Facts Are So Easy to Look Up (2016) 110 exemplaires
The Doomsday Calculation: How an Equation that Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know About Life and… (2019) 82 exemplaires
How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?: Secrets to Succeeding at Interview Mind Games and Getting the Job You Want (2021) 14 exemplaires
Wie viele Golfbälle passen in einen Schulbus? 2 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Poundstone, William
- Date de naissance
- 1955-03-29
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- New York, New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Professions
- author
columnist
skeptic - Relations
- Poundstone, Paula (cousin)
- Agent
- John Brockman
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Critiques
Mostly a bio of John Von Neumann, it also goes into some depth on the history of the early days of the Cold War, and the RAND Corporation in particular. As an overview of game theory for non-mathematical people, it's excellent. It does wander around a bit, and is a bit dated in discussions of AI and computer gaming. Nevertheless a worthwhile read, adding historical context to some of today's prisoner's dilemmas.
Well, I don't think I'll be outguessing and outwitting "almost everybody" after reading this, but it was still an interesting book. With topics ranging from rock, paper, scissors strategies to office pools to the stock market, it's a good bet every chapter will not be of equal interest to a reader. The chapter on the stock market was a struggle for me to get through, and I didn't care much about the sports-related chapters either.
But the book explored some interesting ideas about how our minds tend to work, how bad people are at randomness and how we see patterns where there aren't any.
The introductory chapters to Parts One and Two were more fascinating than many of the chapters that followed, but I still liked several of the topics that were covered. The chapters on passwords, crowd-sourced ratings, manipulated and fake numbers were good, as well as the chapters in Part Two on big data and retail prices. It was also handy that the author did a summary of tips and strategies at the end of each chapter.
There's probably something for everyone in here, and it's worth a look.… (plus d'informations)
But the book explored some interesting ideas about how our minds tend to work, how bad people are at randomness and how we see patterns where there aren't any.
The introductory chapters to Parts One and Two were more fascinating than many of the chapters that followed, but I still liked several of the topics that were covered. The chapters on passwords, crowd-sourced ratings, manipulated and fake numbers were good, as well as the chapters in Part Two on big data and retail prices. It was also handy that the author did a summary of tips and strategies at the end of each chapter.
There's probably something for everyone in here, and it's worth a look.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 24
- Membres
- 5,484
- Popularité
- #4,542
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 63
- ISBN
- 134
- Langues
- 10
- Favoris
- 13
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