by vanissadrar | Mar 13, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
The Big Idea: Mathematical models claiming objectivity often encode bias, punish the poor, and threaten democracy—at massive scale. Former Wall Street data scientist Cathy O’Neil delivers a devastating critique of how mathematical models and algorithms, despite...
by vanissadrar | Feb 19, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
The Big Idea: Personalization algorithms trap users in bubbles of their own beliefs—often without awareness. Internet activist and political organizer Eli Pariser sounds an alarm about one of the internet’s most insidious features: personalization algorithms...
by vanissadrar | Feb 12, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
The Big Idea: Digital technologies create massive wealth, but distribution of that wealth remains deeply problematic. MIT researchers Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee present a compelling analysis of how digital technologies are transforming economics and society...
by vanissadrar | Feb 5, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
The Big Idea: Technology follows predictable patterns that can be understood and prepared for. Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired magazine, presents a fascinating and optimistic vision of the technological future in “The Inevitable.” Rather...
by vanissadrar | Jan 15, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
Sherry Turkle’s Reclaiming Conversation is a thoughtful and urgent examination of how digital technology is reshaping human communication. Building on her previous work, Turkle moves beyond a simple critique of screens to focus on what we lose when face-to-face...
