Optimizing things in the USSR
- 11 May 2016 As a data scientist, a big part of my job involves picking metrics to optimize and thinking about how to do things as efficiently as possible.
- With these types of questions on my mind, I recently discovered a totally fascinating book about about economic problems in the USSR and the team of data-driven economists and computer scientists who wanted to solve them.
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- 11 May 2016 As a data scientist, a big part of my job involves picking metrics to optimize and thinking about how to do things as efficiently as possible.
- With these types of questions on my mind, I recently discovered a totally fascinating book about about economic problems in the USSR and the team of data-driven economists and computer scientists who wanted to solve them.
Sources: Chris-said