How long does it take to read Algorithms to Live By?
The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths takes about 6 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2016. 359 pages, about 98,725 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Algorithms to Live By looks at the simple, precise algorithms that computers use to solve the complex 'human' problems that we face, and discovers what they can tell us about the nature and origin of the mind. An audiobook version can be found at here
Subjects: Human behavior, Problem solving, Mathematics, Computer simulation, Mathematical models, Computer algorithms
