Random Talkers is the show where two data scientists (aka myself and Matt McKim) discuss how technology is shaping our future, for better and worse. Available in podcast form via iTunes or SoundCloud. Help Google's algorithms view us in a favorable light by subscribing on YouTube! Thank you for your support!
LATEST EPISODE
E24: Weapons Of Math Destruction
This week we review "Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy" by Cathy O'Neil. From terrible teacher evaluations to dodgy credit decisions, algorithms make plenty of mistakes - but are they really worse than the alternative?
FULL ARCHIVE:
- Episode 1 (Hiring, NBA Draft, Net Neutrality)
- Episode 2 (GPA, UK Election, Kevin Durant)
- Episode 3 (Amazon/Whole Foods, Uber, McGregor/Mayweather)
- Episode 4 (Google, Shoe Dog, Game Of Thrones)
- Episode 5 (Defiant Ones, Mark Levin, Drug Prices)
- Episode 6 (DOTA, The Gene Pts 1+2)
- Episode 7 (Innovator's Dilemma, Trump, College Football)
- Episode 8 (Taylor Swift, Uber, Charity)
- Episode 9 (Disney/Netflix, Amazon, Equifax)
- Episode 10 (Elon Musk, 70 Hours, Uber)
- Episode 11 (Upstarts review, USMNT fail)
- Episode 12 (Superintelligence review, ESPN vs Barstool)
- Episode 13 (The Everything Store Reviewed, Waymo)
- Episode 14 (Zero To One, Net Neutrality)
- Episode 15 (Zappos Values, Bitcoin Value?)
- Episode 16 (Looking For Aliens, Finding An Octopus)
- Episode 17 (Hard Thing About Hard Things)
- Episode 18 (Innovator's Solution)
- Episode 19 (Blockchain Uses, American Kingpin)
- Episode 20 (China's Social Credit System, The Gray Rhino)
- Episode 21 (The Master Algorithm)
- Episode 22 (UBI Explained)
- Episode 23 (The Singularity Is Near(ish))
- Episode 24 (Weapons Of Math Destruction)