EPISODE · May 30, 2019 · 29 MIN
There's Nothing Wrong with Counting (Part1: Polarization)
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In Part One of our three part series on algorithms and the digital condition, Kiegan Irish and Alex Boos discuss what an algorithm is, the history of algorithms, and the way that algorithms function to polarize our political culture in a digital environment.
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