The Weapons of Math Destruction Edition

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4.3 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2016

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann dive into Cathy’s new book, “Weapons of Math Destruction.” We discuss the worst math how algorithms can fail us, breakdown examples from criminal justice and insurance, and talk about “the way forward” when it comes to regulation, transparency, and ethics. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann Production by Veralyn Williams. Slate Money is brought to you by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Get 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by going to Casper.com/slatemoney and using the promo code slatemoney. And by Audible. Explore Audible’s unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news, comedy, and more. Get a free audiobook with a 30 day trial at Audible.com/money. And by Trunk Club. Look your best in clothes hand-picked by your own personal stylist. Get started today at TrunkClub.com/money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:33.2	Hello!
0:39.2	And welcome to the extra special amazing weapons of math destruction edition of Slate
0:48.3	Money.
0:49.3	We three brave souls have now managed between the three of us to publish one book.
0:56.1	Wow. And that... But it's a really good book. It's a really good book.
1:00.3	It's a really good book. The book, I am Felix Haman of Fusion. I have never published a book. I am joined by Jordan
1:06.6	Weisman of Slate who has never published a book.
1:09.1	Probably never going to. And we are also joined by Kathy O'Neill who has published a book. It is called, what is the title?
1:18.6	It's called Weapons of Math Destruction, How Big Data, increases inequality inequality and threatens democracy.
1:25.0	And we are going to devote this entire episode to this book because we love Kathy and we basically we're taking book plugs to a whole new level here.
1:35.0	I was just saying we bring on all sorts of other people to plug their books.
1:39.0	It would be a little bit impolite if we told Kathy she couldn't.
1:42.0	At the end of this episode you should go. bit impolite if we told Kathy she couldn't.
1:42.5	At the end of this episode you should go out and order multiple copies and send them to everyone
1:48.4	who you think should read it and at the end of this episode you will understand why so many people should read it.
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