Algorithmic Life: Calculative Devices in the Age of Big Data

This book critically explores forms and techniques of calculation that emerge with digital computation, and their implications. The contributors demonstrate that digital calculative devices matter beyond their specific functions as they progressively shape, transform and govern all areas of our life. In particular, it addresses such questions as:

How does the drive to make sense of, and productively use, large amounts of diverse...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113885283X
• ISBN13: 9781138852839
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"