Optimal Illusions

Optimal IllusionsBy: Coco Krumme 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

drawing on ancient myths and figures to shape vibrant civilizations

By: John Sandford   | Series: A Prey Novel A savage psychopath is playing cat and mouse with Lucas Davenport

a mother combating serious illness

A worldwide community comes together to spread the word on the Internet and in the news media

who dreams of becoming a writer

Master of Hypnosis

even though it happens to be set in England and France of 1792

Lemoncello's Library and coauthor of I Funny and Treasure Hunters

and they find themselves desperate to hold on

Randy does the math

and Os Guinness

slave owners ate the greens from the pot and set aside the leftover potlikker broth for the enslaved