Episode Details
Back to Episodes71! The Data Crystal Ball and Escaping Our Algorithms
Published 6 years, 5 months ago
Description
Why do we think we can predict the future with data? And how do we escape the confines of our algorithms? [16:11]
This week, Joey and Aaron talk about weather radars, Lorenz attractors, picking a good restaurant, Janelle Monaé, ambivalent Spotify, and Netflix's Max. They don't talk about vegan Hamster Hams.
references
- A video on Lorenz attractors and chaotic systems
- From the Aaron Powers book club (a competitor to the Joey Camire bookclub): Stumbling on Happiness
- Night of 1000 Stevies
- Max, Netflix's failed recommendation algorithm. (This video serves us some serious Jackbox vibes.)