The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms 8 years old

Without us noticing, modern life has been taken over. Algorithms run everything from search engines on the internet to satnavs and credit card data security - they even help us travel the world, find love and save lives. Mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms. By showing us some of the algorithms most essential to our lives, he reveals where these 2,000-year-old problem solvers came from, how they work, what they have achieved and how they are now so advanced they can even programme themselves.

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The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms Cast

Name	Character
Marcus du Sautoy He was 50, now 58 years old	as Presenter

The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms Crew

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