Psychology · 19 min
If Then
By Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore's 'If Then' reveals how Cold War anxieties ignited the quest to predict human behavior with data, birthing our algorithmic present and raising enduring ethical questions about control and objectivity.
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Psychology
Duration
19 min
What it is about
cold war, data science, predictive analytics
Who it is for
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of cold war, data science, predictive analytics and better judgment in how they apply it.
The author
Jill Lepore brings a credible and useful lens to cold war, data science, predictive analytics, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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