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Sugar: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube - 0 views

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    Lots of quantitative information in this video about the impact of sugar on health in the US. Using comedy/performance to make a point about statistics regarding a social/health issue.
Simon Knight

Wage Gap: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube - 0 views

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    John Oliver explores America's wage gap between men and women and proposes a possible solution. Note: Solution proposed is 100% sarcastic. Think about the arguments being made and how they shift - e.g. the claim that 4% is "basically no wage gap" as a way to indicate a gap isn't in fact a problem. Using comedy/performance to make a point about statistics regarding a social issue
Simon Knight

Climate Change Debate: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube - 0 views

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    Last Week Tonight clip: John Oliver hosts a mathematically representative climate change debate, with the help of special guest Bill Nye the Science Guy, of course. Using performence & comedy to communicate a scientific point
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Paid Family Leave: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube - 0 views

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    Using comedy/performance to make a point about statistics regarding a social/health issue.
Simon Knight

Mental Health: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube - 0 views

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    Using comedy/performance to make a point about statistics regarding a social/health issue.
Simon Knight

Netflix Movie Posters Might Be Pandering To You - YouTube - 0 views

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    Here's a discussion of how data science techniques that look at the kinds of things you watch, and try and make recommendations or customise based on that can work, and what might be problematic about that. "Some are noticing Netflix's tendency to entice black users with movie posters featuring black actors, no matter how minor their role in the film."
Simon Knight

(8) How can you change someone's mind? (hint: facts aren't always enough) - Hugo Mercie... - 0 views

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    Why do arguments change people's minds in some cases and backfire in others? Hugo Mercier explains how arguments are more convincing when they rest on a good knowledge of the audience, taking into account what the audience believes, who they trust, and what they value.
Simon Knight

What a Record Drop in Coal Consumption Means for Global Warming - YouTube - 0 views

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    A great video example discussing a contentious issue (coal consumption) using the data!
Simon Knight

(6) The Guide to Common Fallacies - YouTube - 0 views

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    Nice set of short videos on some fallacies from PBS. Moving the Goal Posts Fallacy | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios by PBS Idea Channel 2:05 The Fallacy Fallacy | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios by PBS Idea Channel 2:13 The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios by PBS Idea Channel 2:40 The Strawman Fallacy | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios by PBS Idea Channel 2:12 The Ad Hominem Fallacy | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios by PBS Idea Channel 2:23 The Black and White Fallacy | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios by PBS Idea Channel 2:05 The Authority Fallacy | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios by PBS Idea Channel 2:02 The "No True Scotsman" Fallacy | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios by PBS Idea Channel 2:22 3 Fallacies For Election Season! by PBS Idea Channel 11:50
Simon Knight

(53) False Equivalence: Why It's So Dangerous | Above the Noise - YouTube - 0 views

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    False Equivalence: Why It's So Dangerous | Above the Noise
Simon Knight

12 unexpected ways algorithms control your life - 0 views

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    Blame the algorithm. That's become the go-to refrain for why your Instagram feed keeps surfacing the same five people or why YouTube is feeding you questionable "up next" video recommendations. But you should blame the algorithm - those ubiquitous instructions that tell computer programs what to do - for more than messing with your social media feed. Algorithms are behind many mundane, but still consequential, decisions in your life. The code often replaces humans, but that doesn't mean the results are foolproof. An algorithm can be just as flawed as their human creators. These are just some of the ways hidden calculations determine what you do and experience.
Simon Knight

Algorithms control your online life. Here's how to reduce their influence. - 0 views

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    Mashable's series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives - and our futures. The world in 2020 has been given plenty of reasons to be wary of algorithms. Depending on the result of the U.S. presidential election, it may give us one more. Either way, it's high time we questioned the impact of these high-tech data-driven calculations, which increasingly determine who or what we see (and what we don't) online. The impact of algorithms is starting to scale up to a dizzying degree, and literally billions of people are feeling the ripple effects. This is the year the Social Credit System, an ominous Black Mirror-like "behavior score" run by the Chinese government, is set to officially launch. It may not be quite as bad as you've heard, but it will boost or tighten financial credit and other incentives for the entire population. There's another billion unexamined, unimpeachable algorithms hanging over a billion human lives.
Simon Knight

Do social media algorithms erode our ability to make decisions freely? The jury is out - 0 views

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    Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of The Conversation's series on the science of free will.
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