Probably Approximately Correct: Nature's Algorithms for Learning and Prospering in a Complex World

by Leslie Valiant

Book Overview

From a leading computer scientist, a unifying theory that will revolutionize our understanding of how life evolves and learns.

How does life prosper in a complex and erratic world? While we know that nature follows patterns -- such as the law of gravity -- our everyday lives are beyond what known science can predict. We nevertheless muddle through even in the absence of theories of how to act. But how do we do it?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465032710
• ISBN13: 9780465032716
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"