Meredith Broussard’s More than a Glitch argues that bias in facial recognition, lending algorithms, and medical AI isn’t a bug to patch but a structural problem requiring algorithmic auditing. BBC podcast “Why Do We Do That?” digs into the evolutionary roots of doomscrolling, handshakes, and kissing.
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Sarah Winters’ Content Design documents how her team merged 400+ UK government websites into one, codifying content design as using data to give users what they need, when they need it. Rounded out with three podcast picks—The Allusionist, The Moth, and Rough Translation—for summer listening.
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Emily Bender and Alex Hanna’s AI Con dismantles AI hype, calling large language models “synthetic text extruding machines” that devalue labor more than they save it. Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s Tiny Experiments offers a low-stakes alternative to five-year plans, treating uncertainty as a curiosity lab rather than a failure.
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Caterina Fake’s podcast “Should This Exist?” interrogates inventions—psychedelic therapy, cloud brightening, bionic kidneys—without judgment. Erin Meyer’s The Culture Map maps workplace norms (feedback, hierarchy, punctuality) across cultures, though its anecdotal method and repetitive structure draw some pushback.
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Conlang creator David J. Peterson’s The Art of Language Invention breaks down how he built Dothraki and Valyrian, covering physiology, grammar, and script design. Ellen Ullman’s memoir Close to the Machine recounts life as one of Silicon Valley’s first female programmers, imposter syndrome included.
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John Carreyrou’s Bad Blood unravels the Theranos fraud, from $700 million in funding to Elizabeth Holmes’ fabricated blood tests. Jay Heinrichs’ Thank You for Arguing teaches classical rhetoric through Kennedy speeches, Homer Simpson, and everyday domestic negotiations.
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