The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 24, 2015

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Marcus du Sautoy

Director

David Briggs

Producer

Paul Overton

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt5818010