Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil

Weapons of Math Destruction

Cathy O'Neil

352 pages first pub 2016 (view editions) user-added

nonfiction mathematics politics science technology challenging informative medium-paced
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Weapons of Math Destruction is ideal for readers who want to critically examine how data-driven systems shape inequality and power in society, blending sharp analysis with urgent calls for accountability.

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A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life and threaten to rip apart our social fabric.We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives--where we go to schoo...

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