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Psychology · 18 min

If Then

By Jill Lepore

Jill Lepore's 'If Then' reveals how Cold War anxieties ignited the quest to predict human behavior with data, birthing our algorithmic present and raising enduring ethical questions about control and objectivity.

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Psychology
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“Jill Lepore's 'If Then' reveals how Cold War anxieties ignited the quest to predict human behavior with data, birthing our algorithmic present and raising enduring ethical questions about control and objectivity.”

— Jill Lepore, If Then

What it is about

cold war, data science, predictive analytics

Who it is for

Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of cold war, data science, predictive analytics and better judgment in how they apply it.

The author

Jill Lepore brings a credible and useful lens to cold war, data science, predictive analytics, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

About the author

Jill Lepore

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