weapons of math destruction Datification: the ideology that says that data isn't ideological Cory Doctorow
occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn
Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Post-truth is pre-fascism Excellent Atlantic article about QAnon and how it is becoming an anti-Enlightenment religion Mark Frauenfelder
late stage capitalism Med students are being paid to act as Instagram "influencers" on behalf of cosmetics and other products Cory Doctorow
Business Economists reverse claims that $15 Seattle minimum wage hurt workers, admit it was largely beneficial Cory Doctorow
trumpism Coalition of 100+ tech groups and leaders warn the DHS that "extreme vetting" software will be a worse-than-useless, discriminatory nightmare Cory Doctorow
surveillance Case study of LAPD and Palantir's predictive policing tool: same corruption; new, empirical respectability Cory Doctorow
Science Scientists think they are more rational and objective than others think they are David Pescovitz
facebook Google and Facebook's "fake news" ban is a welcome nail in the coffin of "software objectivity" Cory Doctorow
race Sampling bias: how a machine-learning beauty contest awarded nearly all prizes to whites Cory Doctorow
Business Weapons of Math Destruction: invisible, ubiquitous algorithms are ruining millions of lives Cory Doctorow
gender Forget Skynet: AI is already making things terrible for people who aren't rich white dudes Cory Doctorow
Institute for the Future What I learned after spending two days with futurists and positive psychologists Mark Frauenfelder
