The Numerati (repost)

Stephen Baker, "The Numerati"

English | 2009 | ISBN: 0618784608, 0547247931 | 256 pages | scan PDF | 11,4 MB

An urgent look at how a global math elite is predicting and altering our behavior -- at work, at the mall, and in bed

Every day we produce loads of data about ourselves simply by living in the modern world: we click web pages, flip channels, drive through automatic toll booths, shop with credit cards, and make cell phone calls.

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