Description
Item specifics
-
Condition
-
GoodA book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
-
Seller Notes
-
“Used book in good condition. Shows typical wear. Quick shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed!”
-
Narrative Type
-
Corporate Finance
-
Type
-
Book
-
Intended Audience
-
N/A
-
ISBN
-
9780593331118
-
Book Title
-
Optimal Illusions : the False Promise of Optimization
-
Publisher
-
Penguin Publishing Group
-
Item Length
-
8.5 in
-
Publication Year
-
2023
-
Format
-
Hardcover
-
Language
-
English
-
Item Height
-
0.9 in
-
Genre
-
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
-
Topic
-
Personal Success, Social Aspects, Production & Operations Management
-
Item Weight
-
12.7 Oz
-
Item Width
-
5.8 in
-
Number of Pages
-
256 Pages
Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization by Krumme
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0593331117
ISBN-13
9780593331118
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12058791482
Product Key Features
Book Title
Optimal Illusions : the False Promise of Optimization
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Personal Success, Social Aspects, Production & Operations Management
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-017871
Reviews
Praise for Optimal Illusions: “A fascinating book, both deeply researched and deeply felt, Optimal Illusions is an elegy to all we’ve sacrificed to the religion of efficiency and economies of scale. But it is also a quietly hopeful guide to the more human, interdependent, imperfect yet uplifting world that might come next.” –Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals “Combining her training as a mathematician with a keen critical eye, Coco Krumme provides a deep and arresting look into the outsized role of optimization in our everyday lives. An incredibly timely book!” –Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and A World Without Email “Are you tired of excess rationalism and optimization? Do you suspect there is something more to life? If so, Optimal Illusions is your preferred guide to some fascinating and more robust new perspectives.” –Tyler Cowen, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Stagnation
Synopsis
Optimisation is the driving principle of our modern world. We now can manufacture, transport, and organise things more cheaply and faster than ever. Optimised models underly everything from supply chains and airplane schedules to dating site matches. We strive for efficiency in our daily lives, obsessed with productivity and optimal performance. How did a mathematical concept take on such outsized cultural shape? And what is lost, when efficiency is gained? This sharp, character-driven narrative traces the history of optimisation from its roots in America’s founding principles through the work of Manhattan project scientists, Silicon Valley techno-utopians, lifestyle gurus, oil tycoons, wildlife ecologists, sugar beet farmers, and poker players. It turns a keen eye to the technologies and mathematical assumptions that have come to underlie not just our material reality, but what we make of it. Coco Krumme’s work in mathematical modeling has made her acutely aware of optimisation’s overreach. Streamlined systems are less resilient. They limit our options and narrow our perspectives. Living in an optimised society can feel oppressive and profoundly inhumane. Optimal Illusions exposes the sizable bargains we have made in the name of optimisation, and asks us to consider what comes next., How optimization took over the world and the urgent case for a new approach Optimization is the driving principle of our modern world. We now can manufacture, transport, and organize things more cheaply and faster than ever. Optimized models underlie everything from airline schedules to dating site matches. We strive for efficiency in our daily lives, obsessed with productivity and optimal performance. How did a mathematical concept take on such outsize cultural shape? And what is lost when efficiency is gained? Optimal Illusions traces the fascinating history of optimization from its roots in America’s founding principles to its modern manifestations, found in colorful stories of oil tycoons, wildlife ecologists, Silicon Valley technologists, lifestyle gurus, sugar beet farmers, and poker players. Optimization is now deeply embedded in the technologies and assumptions that have come to comprise not only our material reality but what we make of it. Coco Krumme’s work in mathematical modeling has made her acutely aware of optimization’s overreach. Streamlined systems are less resilient and more at risk of failure. They limit our options and narrow our perspectives. The malaise of living in an optimized society can feel profoundly inhumane. Optimal Illusions exposes the sizable bargains we have made in the name of optimization and asks us to consider what comes next.
LC Classification Number
TA177.4.K78 2023
Price : 7.99
Ends on : N/A
View on eBay
