The Irrational Decision with Ben Recht

Thinkers & Ideas by BCG Henderson Institute

Jun 23, 202626:45Business

In The Irrational Decision: How We Gave Computers the Power to Choose for Us , Benjamin Recht argues that the optimization and mathematical rationality we apply to every corner of modern life—from dieting to hiring to st...

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