How algorithms shape our world, for better and for worse
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audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
May 22, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:48:59

We hear about algorithms all the time, but what is an algorithm exactly? This hour, we learn about how algorithms work, a bit about their history, and how they're impacting our culture.

GUESTS: 

  • Ed Finn: Author of What Algorithms Want: Imagination in the Age of Computing, and founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University
  • Bruce Gil: Reporter for Quartz
  • Liz Pelly: Writer and editor, whose forthcoming book is Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist

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