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Brought to you by Penguin. Is this the game you want to be playing? Scoring systems are everywhere. Underpinning our daily lives – whether it’s the fit bits on our wrists, likes on social media, and even school rankings – they have become pervasive and increasingly dangerous, warping our...

O que acontece quando transformamos a vida em um grande sistema de rankings, metas e curtidas? Em A pontuação, C. Thi Nguyen revela como métricas e sistemas de recompensa passaram a orientar nossas decisões, e propõe uma reflexão instigante sobre como recuperar o controle daquilo que...

¿Qué ocurre cuando las puntuaciones importan más que el propósito? Una brillante reflexión sobre el valor del juego y el peligro de las métricas. ¿Qué ocurre cuando las puntuaciones importan más que el propósito? Una brillante reflexión sobre el valor del juego y el peligro de las...

Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly “Mind-expanding . . . The Score is so exuberant and readable that the depth and seriousness of its insights almost sneak up on you.” —Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times “Brilliant and wildly original . . . The Score is socially...