Algorithmic accountability

Algorithms are designed to make our lives easier. The problem is, they’re designed by us. Apr 30, 2017 | Megan Rose Dickey W hen Netflix recommends you watch “Grace and Frankie” after you’ve finished “Love,” an algorithm decided that would be the next logical...

Reasons to be cheerful

I know, I know, it’s been a rough year. Fury, discord, and hatred seem to be on the rise. The super-elite keep getting richer, while young workers keep getting poorer, and economic mobility has plummeted. “The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of...