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Season 5

Episode 2: “Bang on, killer virus!” | A conversation with Lionel & Jim

Topic: TikTok Algorithm, The Printing Press, and Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

Thursday, September 5, 2024   #119

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woodblock of printer at work in 1568

This week Lionel and Jim talk about the TikTok algorithm, Roy Casagranda, AB testing at PayPal in the 2000s, Survey Groups and Polling, The Bonfire of The Vanities ny Tom Wolfe, the real date of the Fall of the Roman Empire, The Printing Press As An Agent Of Change by Elizabeth Eisenstein, and Autonomous by Analee Newitz.

References here: https://funnynotfunny.bigego.com/links/f/S5~dot~02-Bang-on-Killer-Virus/