• How algorithms shape our world, for better and for worse

  • May 22 2024
  • Length: 49 mins
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How algorithms shape our world, for better and for worse

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  • 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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