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8. First order irrational, second order rational (h/t Chris Paik)
Talia Goldberg • Distribution and conversion models for consumer startups
The for-profit colleges do not bother targeting rich students. They and their parents know too much.
Cathy O'Neil • Weapons of Math Destruction
Hannah Fry’s book Hello World.
Tim Harford • The Data Detective
technologies (e.g., social media, cryptography, and some other financial technology) are seen to be breaking down the social fabric, heightening polarization, eroding norms, undermining law enforcement, and accelerating the speed and expanding the reach of financial markets to the point where they are unaccountable to democratic polities. We shall
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The Prediction Solution
Nate Silver • The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't
If massive amounts of data and computational power are being employed to guide or constrain our decisions, then how much can we trust the authenticity of our choices, and how can we trust each other?
José Marichal • Trust an algorithm, or trust your neighbor?
Hiring algorithms are but one example of a larger set of technologies which promise to disclose some deeper truth about the self or the world that would be otherwise unnoticed. Similar tools are deployed in the realms of finance, criminal justice, and health care among others. The underlying assumption, occasionally warranted, is that analyzing cop... See more
L. M. Sacasas • The Uncanny Gaze of the Machine
Is algorithmic experimentation the future of Growth? In which cases and scale is algorithmic experimentation applicable?
Eugene Segal • How does Google (Ads) Runs a $100B 'Growth Product' Machine?
Without the academic formality and pressure to uphold institutional reputation, experts now share their knowledge in ways that are decidedly more engaging and even non-academic — say, humorous memes or storytelling devices to explain concepts — across podcast episodes, newsletters, YouTube videos, TikTok clips, and Twitter threads.