AnchormosaicWhat is neurotargeting? How a data-fueled technique threatens democracyverified_publisherPopular Science - Aram Sinnreich & Jesse Gilbert / MIT Press ReaderLeft unchecked, the technique, which weaponizes emotional data for political gain, could erode the foundations of a fair and informed society. This article was originally featured on MIT Press Reader. This article is excerpted from Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert’s book “The Secret Life of Data.” One …
AnchormosaicWhy America Abandoned the Greatest Economy in Historyverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Rogé KarmaWas the country’s turn toward free-market fundamentalism driven by race, class, or something else? Yes. If there is one statistic that best captures the transformation of the American economy over the past half century, it may be this: Of Americans born in 1940, 92 percent went on to earn more than …
AnchormosaicThe FTX jury suffers through a code reviewverified_publisherThe Verge - Elizabeth LopattoGary Wang supervised the code that gave Alameda special privileges at FTX. But it’s hard to conclude anyone but Sam Bankman-Fried gave the orders. As a result of today’s testimony, I am both more and less confused. I am clearer on what probably happened at FTX. What I don’t understand is why Gary …
AnchormosaicFor July 4, Here Are 10 Shockingly Radical Things the Founding Fathers Saidverified_publisherThe Intercept - Jon SchwarzAmericans love to talk about our Founding Fathers, with many of us believing they were infallible geniuses. We can tell this isn’t true just by …
AnchormosaicThe man who tried to redeem the world with logicbigthink.com - Amanda GefterWalter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself. Sign up for the Smarter Faster newsletter A weekly newsletter featuring the …
AnchormosaicWho Is Icarus? A Greek Tale of Hubristhecollector.com - Rosie LessoIcarus is one of Greek mythology’s best-known characters, the son of the highly skilled sculptor Daedalus. After being given wax and feather wings …
