How algorithms give shape to our lives

Today we have a little rethought the role of modern mathematics - not only financial mathematics, but mathematics in general. Its transition from what we extract and derive from observations of the world, to what is beginning to form - the world around us and our inner world. Kevin Slavin "How our world" TED 2011

(in the photo / picture “Amplitude modulation” of mountain heights by the index doy jones 1980-2009, Michael Najjar )

If the algorithms fail, how do we know about it?

- what is common between masking algorithms / location of an invisible plane and algorithmic trading ?
- How does chaos help Netflix recommend movies?
- who is responsible for " black tuesday " 2010,
- What is the difference between the trajectories of smart vacuum cleaners?
- how best to "pack" people in elevators?
- where does the internet start in New York?
- how algorithms sold a book for $ 23 million
- why to make money from the air you need to climb into the water?
- terraforming at the service of algorithm optimization
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Under the cut video with Russian subtitles Kevin Slavin: How 3,000,000+ views)

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