Tom Griffiths

Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths is a captivating examination of how the powerful, precisely defined algorithms utilised by computers can be harnessed to address the quandaries and dilemmas of everyday human life. Blending the disciplines of computer science and cognitive psychology, this book reveals that the principles guiding computer algorithms are not only applicable to...

Passionate and elegant, The Art of Time Travel conjures fresh insights into the history of Australia and renews our sense of the historian's craft. 'No matter how practised we are at history, it always humbles us. No matter how often we visit the past, it always surprises us. The art of time travel is to maintain critical poise and grace...

From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human minds. Everyone has a basic understanding of how the physical world works. We learn...

Alice's dreaming is described as 'an unforgettable, multi-layered history, at once biography, literary thriller and stunning evocation of Country and place.' - Mark McKenna Early last century, Alice Duncan-Kemp grew up on a remote Queensland cattle station. Later, she would write down her childhood memories of learning from Aboriginal women and men at home on their own Country. In her...

No matter how practised we are at history, it always humbles us. No matter how often we visit the past, it always surprises us. The Art of Time Travel has been awarded the Ernest Scott Prize and was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Award for Non-fiction. 'A rare feat of imagination and generosity' - Mark McKenna With every sentence...

The year 1913 was a fascinating and important time for Australians, although the events of the following year have tended to cast a retrospective shadow over it. In places as far apart as Antarctica, Papua and Great Britain, Australian ambitions were high; the new navy was a source of national pride; the arts flourished and the motor car and movies...