Hannah Fry – författare

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Hello World, written and read by Hannah Fry. You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate – a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence. You need a liver transplant to save your life. Who would you want in charge of organ allocation?An algorithm can match organ donors with patients, potentially saving many more lives. But it may send you to the back of the queue. You’re buying a (driverless) car. One vehicle is programmed to save as many lives as possible in a collision. Another promises to prioritize the lives of its passengers. Which do you choose? Welcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a not-too-distant future where machines rule supreme, making important decisions – in healthcare, transport, finance, security, what we watch, where we go even who we send to prison. So how much should we rely on them? What kind of future do we want?Hannah Fry takes us on a tour of the good, the bad and the downright ugly of the algorithms that surround us. In Hello World she lifts the lid on their inner workings, demonstrates their power, exposes their limitations, and examines whether they really are an improvement on the humans they are replacing.''Wise, sharp and witty, the definitive guide to living in the age of social media, algorithms and automation.'' Adam Rutherford

Brought to you by Penguin. ''If only Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry were on tap to all of us, all the time . . . The pair have such a gift for making life, numbers and the forces at work in the universe all the richer, stranger, funnier and more marvellous.'' Stephen FryIn Rutherford and Fry''s comprehensive guidebook, they tell the complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it - skipping over some of the boring parts.This is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans and the fact that amid all the mess, we can somehow make sense of life.Our brains have evolved to tell us all sorts of things that feel intuitively right but just aren''t true: the world looks flat, the stars seem fixed in the heavenly firmament, a day is 24 hours... This book is crammed full of tales of how stuff really works. With the power of science, Rutherford and Fry show us how to bypass our monkey-brains, taking us on a journey from the origin of time and space, via planets, galaxies, evolution, the dinosaurs, all the way into our minds, and wrestling with some truly head-scratching questions that only science can answer:What is time, and where does it come from?Why are animals the size and shape they are?How horoscopes work (Spoiler: they don''t, but you think they do)Does my dog love me?Why nothing is truly round?Do you need your eyes to see?''A wonderfully engaging blend of wit, enthusiasm, clarity and knowledge.'' Bill Bryson''Like the universe itself, this book is multi-faceted, surprising and full of wonders. It''s also funny, wise and exceedingly brainy. You really owe it to yourself to read it.'' Tim Harford, author of How To Make The World Add Up© Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries.In this irreverent and illuminating popular science show, award-winning geneticist Dr Adam Rutherford teams up with mathematics guru Dr Hannah Fry to solve puzzling conundrums sent in by listeners. For the past five years, they''ve been scrutinizing a cornucopia of cases using the power of science - from why people shout on their mobile phones to d how much the bacteria in our body weighs.As broadcast on BBC Radio, these 50 episodes tackle topics including what makes gingers ginger, how to make the perfect cup of tea, whether being left-handed affects your brain and why we get static shocks. Plus, they explain why the Earth spins, what''s inside a black hole, why tunes get stuck in our heads and how bats echolocate - as well as solving the enigma of why sex exists and discovering whether science can help you win the lottery.So whether you''re curious about déjà vu, wondering if we could shoot lasers to the moon, or simply desperate to identify the tiniest dinosaur, Fry and Rutherford have the answers you need. Helping them to find the solutions are a host of fellow scientists and special guests including Professors Alice Roberts, Marcus du Sautoy and Jim Al-Khalili; Jay Rayner; Shaun Keaveney, Rory Cellan-Jones and Duncan Wisbey.Presented by Drs Adam Rutherford and Hannah FryThis collection contains the original episodes of The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry as they first appeared on BBC Radio 4 on 15-19 February 2016 (Series 1), 30 May-3 June 2016 (Series 2), 3-7 October 2016 (Series 3), 5-9 December 2016 (Series 4), 13-17 March 2017 (Series 5), 12-16 June 2017 (Series 6), 25-29 September 2017 (Series 7), 8-12 January 2018 (Series 8), 26 February-2 March 2018 (Series 9), 28 May-1 June 2018 (Series 10)Producer: Michelle Martin©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry solve more of your everyday mysteries in these five fantastic radio seriesInquisitive investigators Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry are back to crack open another batch of baffling cases sent in by the great British public. Using the power of science, they find the surprising solutions to tricky questions such as ''Is anything really random''?, ''Why do we have hangovers?'', ''Is hypnotism real?'' and ''How do you make gold?''As broadcast on BBC Radio, these 29 episodes encompass classic cosmic conundrums - including whether there is intelligent alien life out there, if infinity exists, and how wormholes could allow us to time-travel - as well as probing more down-to-earth human quirks like our differing pain thresholds, our attraction to ''bad'' foods like chips and chocolate, and our varied regional accents. Plus, the duo embark on a cheery evolutionary thought experiment as they wonder what would happen if humanity became extinct...Also included is a Valentine''s episode about how love affects our brain, and a two-part Halloween special on why horror bewitches us so - and it''s Rutherford and Fry squared when Stephen Fry joins the show to find out why he struggles to remember faces.Among the many guest experts aiding the two Doctors in their investigations are quantum physicist Jim Al-Khalili, cosmologist Andrew Pontzen, ''The Angry Chef'' Anthony Warner, stage hypnotist Ben Dali, psychologist Claudia Hammond, neuroscientist Sophie Scott, and Phil Plait, AKA The Bad Astronomer.Presented by Drs Adam Rutherford and Hannah FryThis collection contains the original episodes of The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry as they first appeared on BBC Radio 4 on 3-7 September 2018 (Series 11), 21 November-26 December 2018 (Series 12), 3 April-8 May 2019 (Series 13), 30 October-4 December 2019 (Series 14), 5 February-11 March 2020 (Series 15)Producer: Michelle MartinSeries 11 featuring: Monica Grady, Seth Shostak, Matthew Cobb, Sara Rugheimer, Peter Weyand, Polly McGuigan, Steve Haake, Colva Roney-Dougal, Bill Thompson, Tilly Blyth, Jim Al-Khalili, Irene Tracey, Steve PeteSeries 12 featuring: Janina Ramirez, Mark Thomas, Marina Tyndall, Trevor Cox, Steven Strogatz, Eugenia Cheng, Sean Carroll, Andrew Pontzen, Mark Miodownik, Linda Bartoshuk, Anthony Warner, Sally Adams, Andrea Sella, Adam RogersSeries 13 featuring: Ben Dali, Wendy Moore, Devin Terhune, Dawn Shaughnessy, Philip Ball, Jim Al-Khalili, Matt Chandler, Wayne Urquhart, Trevor Cox, Zoe Laughlin, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Sara Russell, Brendan Owens, Neil Comins, Steve Brusatte, Julia Clarke, Al NelsonSeries 14 featuring: Mathias Clasen, Margee Kerr, Claudia Hammond, David Poeppel, Sophie Scott, Brad Duchaine, Frank Close, Andrew Pontzen, Andrew Blum, Helen Willetts, Steven Strogatz, Matthew Cobb, Kate Jones, Phil PlaitSeries 15 featuring: Mark Miodownik, Lucie Green, Andrew Pontzen, Dr Helen Fisher, Claudia Hammond, Irene Tracey, Dr Nick Davis, Dr Giulia Poerio, Claire Jones, Jonathan Ball, Wendy Barclay, Carl Philpott. Richard Warren, Heather Massey, Kathryn Jeffs, Jim Al-Khalili, Jennifer Oullette©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Tekoäly ja ihmisenä olemisen taito

Lähde kiehtovalle kiertoajelulle tekoälyn ja algoritmien maailmaan! Hannah Fryn Hello world saa lukijan pohtimaan, miten säilyttää ihmisyytensä koneiden keskellä.

Kuvittele, että sinua syytetään rikoksesta. Kumman haluaisit käsittelevän syytettä – ihmisen vai algoritmin? Haluaisitko, että käsittelijä on looginen ja virheetön vai empaattinen ja armollinen?

Algoritmeja on kaikkialla: terveydenhuollossa, liikenteessä, rahoitusalalla, rikostentorjunnassa, ajanvietteessä. Toisinaan niitä on jopa päättämässä, kenet tuomitaan vankeuteen ja ketä ei. Miten kaukana on aika, jolloin koneet tekevät kaikki meitä ihmisiä koskevat päätökset? Minkälaisen tulevaisuuden me oikeasti haluamme?

Huippusuosittu brittitutkija ja tieteen popularisoija Hannah Fry vie meidät kirjassaan Hello world kiehtovalle kiertoajelulle algoritmien maailmaan. Fry havainnollistaa selkeästi mitä algoritmit ovat, missä niitä jo käytetään ja millaisia rajoituksia niillä on. Hän tutkii, ovatko algoritmit todellakin parannuskeino yhä kiihtyvään informaatiotulvaan.