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Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street»rank: 45006par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue: :Fortune's Formula is a fascinating study of the connections between such seemingly unrelated topics as gambling, information theory, stock investing, and applied mathematics. The story involves the stunning brainpower of men such as MlT professor Claude Shannon, who single-handedly invented information theory, the science behind the lnternet and all digital media; Ed Thorpe; and John Kelly of Bell Laboratories, who developed the 'Kelly criterion,' a now-legendary investment strategy for maximizing growth while controlling risk. lnitially, Shannon and Thorpe took Kelly's theory to Las Vegas and applied it to ... |
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How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: How the World's Smartest Companies Select Most Creative Thinkers»rank: 60999par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue: :Fortune's Formula is a fascinating study of the connections between such seemingly unrelated topics as gambling, information theory, stock investing, and applied mathematics. The story involves the stunning brainpower of men such as MlT professor Claude Shannon, who single-handedly invented information theory, the science behind the lnternet and all digital media; Ed Thorpe; and John Kelly of Bell Laboratories, who developed the 'Kelly criterion,' a now-legendary investment strategy for maximizing growth while controlling risk. lnitially, Shannon and Thorpe took Kelly's theory to Las Vegas and applied it to ... |
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Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge»rank: 55244de: Anchor
Chroniques et points de vue:From :We conceive of and describe the world in ways that usually work just fine, but in the far corners of the labyrinth of reason, our best intentions fold back on themselves, and we end up trapped in an intractable loop or tumbling down a chute of infinite regress. Labyrinths of Reason is a collection of classic philosophical thought experiments and other imponderables that push reason and language to their logical limits. Beyond just idle brainteasers, William Poundstone shows that these mental exercises have profound implications for such ... |
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Carl Sagan A Life In The Cosmos»rank: 66213par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Science writer William Poundstone (and biographer of game-theory guru John von Neumann) begins this book of deftly strung anecdotes from the life of pop-science demigod Carl Sagan with the following anecdote: four-year-old Carl, a Jewish kid growing up near the Jersey shore, rides piggyback on his dad's shoulders into the 1939 World's Fair and the 'World of Tomorrow.' Surrounded by mocked-up 'rocketports,' GM's 'Futurama,' and the promise of outlandish technology to come, it's easy to imagine the impact on this little guy who was to become one ... |
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Carl Sagan: A Life In The Cosmos»rank: 104113par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Science writer William Poundstone (and biographer of game-theory guru John von Neumann) begins this book of deftly strung anecdotes from the life of pop-science demigod Carl Sagan with the following anecdote: four-year-old Carl, a Jewish kid growing up near the Jersey shore, rides piggyback on his dad's shoulders into the 1939 World's Fair and the 'World of Tomorrow.' Surrounded by mocked-up 'rocketports,' GM's 'Futurama,' and the promise of outlandish technology to come, it's easy to imagine the impact on this little guy who was to become one ... |
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Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street»rank: 93297par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue: :Fortune's Formula is a fascinating study of the connections between such seemingly unrelated topics as gambling, information theory, stock investing, and applied mathematics. The story involves the stunning brainpower of men such as MlT professor Claude Shannon, who single-handedly invented information theory, the science behind the lnternet and all digital media; Ed Thorpe; and John Kelly of Bell Laboratories, who developed the 'Kelly criterion,' a now-legendary investment strategy for maximizing growth while controlling risk. lnitially, Shannon and Thorpe took Kelly's theory to Las Vegas and applied it to ... |
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Biggest Secrets»rank: 485008par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue: :Fortune's Formula is a fascinating study of the connections between such seemingly unrelated topics as gambling, information theory, stock investing, and applied mathematics. The story involves the stunning brainpower of men such as MlT professor Claude Shannon, who single-handedly invented information theory, the science behind the lnternet and all digital media; Ed Thorpe; and John Kelly of Bell Laboratories, who developed the 'Kelly criterion,' a now-legendary investment strategy for maximizing growth while controlling risk. lnitially, Shannon and Thorpe took Kelly's theory to Las Vegas and applied it to ... |
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The Recursive Universe»rank: 485008par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue: :Fortune's Formula is a fascinating study of the connections between such seemingly unrelated topics as gambling, information theory, stock investing, and applied mathematics. The story involves the stunning brainpower of men such as MlT professor Claude Shannon, who single-handedly invented information theory, the science behind the lnternet and all digital media; Ed Thorpe; and John Kelly of Bell Laboratories, who developed the 'Kelly criterion,' a now-legendary investment strategy for maximizing growth while controlling risk. lnitially, Shannon and Thorpe took Kelly's theory to Las Vegas and applied it to ... |
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Bigger Secrets»rank: 442723par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue: :Fortune's Formula is a fascinating study of the connections between such seemingly unrelated topics as gambling, information theory, stock investing, and applied mathematics. The story involves the stunning brainpower of men such as MlT professor Claude Shannon, who single-handedly invented information theory, the science behind the lnternet and all digital media; Ed Thorpe; and John Kelly of Bell Laboratories, who developed the 'Kelly criterion,' a now-legendary investment strategy for maximizing growth while controlling risk. lnitially, Shannon and Thorpe took Kelly's theory to Las Vegas and applied it to ... |
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Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do about It)»rank: 442723par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue: :Fortune's Formula is a fascinating study of the connections between such seemingly unrelated topics as gambling, information theory, stock investing, and applied mathematics. The story involves the stunning brainpower of men such as MlT professor Claude Shannon, who single-handedly invented information theory, the science behind the lnternet and all digital media; Ed Thorpe; and John Kelly of Bell Laboratories, who developed the 'Kelly criterion,' a now-legendary investment strategy for maximizing growth while controlling risk. lnitially, Shannon and Thorpe took Kelly's theory to Las Vegas and applied it to ... |