Books by Hannah Fry
“Yes, I picked Hello World because, as you said, Hannah Fry is a very good communicator. She’s a British mathematician, though she’s become more of an author and communicator in her public life. This book, Hello World, is trying to summarise the state of everything related to data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. She goes through the potential problems that can be raised by algorithms—whether they’re technical problems, ethical problems, or political problems—but what I like about the book is that she’s very honest about the opportunities. On this topic of data and machine learning, there have been different waves of books over time. There was a first wave which was singing the praises of these techniques, trying to teach people how to use them, and making lots of promises about how this was going to change the world for the better. Then there was a second wave of books, which I think was needed, but was extremely critical, basically saying, ‘Hey! These algorithms that you’re being told are going to change the world for the better, well, they’re biased, they’re racist and sexist, and we should probably stop using them.’” Read more...
Interviews where books by Hannah Fry were recommended
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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The Signal and the Noise
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
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Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
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Hello World: How to Be Human in the Age of the Machine
by Hannah Fry
The best books on Using Data to Understand the World, recommended by Edouard Mathieu
The best books on Using Data to Understand the World, recommended by Edouard Mathieu
Even as more and more data becomes available, many of us have a view of the world that doesn’t correspond to reality. On probabilities in particular, people tend to be completely clueless. Here Edouard Mathieu, Head of Data at Oxford-based research group Our World in Data, recommends books to help readers not only use data to better understand the world, but also make better decisions in daily life.
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Beyond Weird: Why Everything You Thought You Knew about Quantum Physics Is Different
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Hello World: How to Be Human in the Age of the Machine
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Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
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The Order of Time
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
by Adam Rutherford
The Best Science Books to Take on Holiday, recommended by Jim Al-Khalili
The Best Science Books to Take on Holiday, recommended by Jim Al-Khalili
Aah, the holidays! Time to lie on the grass and read the latest novel. Or are you looking for something more demanding? Physicist and popular science author Jim Al-Khalili, who has just written his first sci-fi thriller, Sunfall, suggests some highly readable science books for those who prefer their holiday reads to be nonfiction.
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Hello World: How to Be Human in the Age of the Machine
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The Spy and the Traitor
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Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man
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Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
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Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
by Carl Zimmer
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2018, recommended by Fiammetta Rocco
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2018, recommended by Fiammetta Rocco
It’s a difficult task: to identify the very best nonfiction books of the year. But the Baillie Gifford Prize aims to do just that. The chair of the prize’s 2018 judging panel Fiammetta Rocco talks to us about the six fascinating titles that made the shortlist.
