TY - JOUR T1 - Books: <em>Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine</em> JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 32 LP - 32 DO - 10.3399/bjgp20X707621 VL - 70 IS - 690 AU - Rebecca Cox Y1 - 2020/01/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/70/690/32.2.abstract N2 - Hannah Fry Black Swan, 2019, PB, 320pp, £8.99, 978-1784163068I’ll be the first to admit that seeing a mathematical book flop through the letterbox did not leave me jumping for joy. However, I am now slightly ashamed of my initial disheartened reaction. This book is an accessible page turner on mathematical algorithms — something I never thought I’d say. The book explores how algorithms are inherent within modern life, deeply entwined in our relationship with the digital world. As a naïve GP registrar reading this, I was led to new discoveries concerning how private companies … ER -