Robin Hood Math
take control of the algorithms that run your life
$59.30
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2025
Summary
Robin Hood Math: Beat the System at Its Own Game
Everything we do today is recorded as data that’s sold to the highest bidder. Plugging our personal data into impersonal algorithms has made government agencies more efficient and tech companies more profitable. But all this comes at a price. It’s easy to feel like an insignificant number in a world of number crunchers who care more about their bottom line than your humanity. It’s time to flip the equation, turning math into an empowe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593717875 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593717872 |
| Author: | Noah Giansiracusa |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Riverhead Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 16mm |
About The Author
Noah Giansiracusa
Noah Giansiracusa is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Bentley University, Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, and the author of How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News. His writing has appeared in Scientific American, TIME, WIRED, Slate, and the Washington Post, among others, and he has been featured as a guest on CNN, BBC Radio 4, and Newsmax. Giansiracusa lives in Acton, Massachusetts, with his wife, two kids, two dogs, and 12 chickens.
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