In Code we Trust
TikTok’s tremendous success across culturally diverse markets is a proof of concept that “a machine learning algorithm…can pierce the veil of cultural ignorance”. What does this mean for culture?
Month: December 2020
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
An amazing book that I recommend to everyone. While the title has “exposing data bias in a world designed for men”, the book does way more than that. In addition to using data and case studies to illustrate that point, it shows how correcting this could lead to better results not just for women, but humanity itself.
Metaverse: Get a second life
As gaming, AR and VR continue to advance in terms of mechanics and popularity, is the metaverse becoming more real than before? What are the components that need more work, and thinking?
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
The amazing story of how from an inconspicuous office in far away England, with less than a hundred employees, the East India Company controlled the destiny of a land as large and diverse as India. They started in 1600, and by the early 1800s, they had demolished the last credible threat to their domination in India – the Marathas. A corporation that arrived in India for trade, and ended up pillaging the country and finally giving it to the Crown on a platter.