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EPISODE · Mar 30, 2023 · 48 MIN

How Data and AI Happened

from The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica · host Ben Lorica

Chris Wiggins is a Professor at Columbia University and the Chief Data Scientist at the NYTimes.  He is also co-author of a fascinating new historical exploration of how data has been used as a tool in shaping society, from the census to eugenics to Google search. How Data Happened traces the trajectory of data and explores new mathematical and computational techniques that serve to shape people, ideas, society, and economies.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter:  https://gradientflow.substack.com/Subscribe: Apple • Spotify • Stitcher • Google • AntennaPod • Podcast Addict • Amazon •  RSS.Detailed show notes can be found on The Data Exchange web site.

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Chris Wiggins is a Professor at Columbia University and the Chief Data Scientist at the NYTimes. He is also co-author of a fascinating new historical exploration of how data has been used as a tool in shaping society, from the census to eugenics to Google search. How Data Happened traces the trajectory of data and explores new mathematical and computational techniques that serve to shape people, ideas, society, and economies. Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter: https://gra...

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