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Ants and Algorithms
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jan 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
What can ants tells us about whether something deserves to be popular? This is a question tackled in David Sumpter’s book – ‘The Ten Equations that Rule the World: And How You Can Use Them Too.’ He tells Tim Harford about some of the algorithms that you see in nature, and those harnessed by tech companies such as YouTube.
Released:
Jan 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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