Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

Cathy O'Neil with Cathy O'Neil (Narrator)

6 hours, 23 minutes first pub 2016 (view editions)

nonfiction mathematics politics science technology challenging informative medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)

This book is ideal for readers who are curious about the societal impacts of technology and want to critically examine how data-driven systems shape inequality and democracy.

Description

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 school...

Read more

Community Reviews

3.89
based on 4,633 reviews

Moods

informative: 98%

reflective: 37%

challenging: 28%

dark: 10%

sad: 7%

inspiring: 5%

hopeful: 4%

tense: 3%

funny: 1%


Pace

21% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...

Accept and close

By using The StoryGraph, you agree to our use of cookies.
We use a small number of cookies to provide you with a great experience.

Find out more