一部關於數據及其技術、政治和倫理影響的恢弘歷史追溯從理性時代到當今演算法時代的數據及其分析應用的發展理解數據發展的起源，並思考數據在歷史中的地位探討數據造成的影響，思考演算法與人工智慧帶來的隱憂分析大企業與政府如何形塑大規模監控，並反思科技造成的困境透過歷史視角，全面展現數據科學的發展歷程，深入探討社會影響從可以為旅客辦理登機或識別無證居民的人臉識別技術，到決定誰能獲得貸款、誰能獲得保釋的自動化決策系統，我們每個人都生活在一個由數據賦能的演算法所主導的世界中。然而，這些技術並非憑空出現，而是一段延續了數世紀的歷史之一部分，從美國憲法中確立的人口普查，到維多利亞時代英國優生學的誕生，再到谷歌搜索的發展。基於他們在哥倫比亞大學開設的熱門課程，兩位作者克里斯．威金斯（Chris Wiggins）和馬修．瓊斯（Matthew L. Jones）深入闡述了數據資料長期以來如何被用作論證真理的工具和武器，以及重組或捍衛權力的手段。他們探討了數據是如何被創造和整理的，以及為應對...

**“Fascinating.” —Jill Lepore, The New YorkerA sweeping history of data and its technical, political, and ethical impact on our world.**From facial recognition—capable of checking people into flights or identifying undocumented residents—to automated decision systems that inform who gets loans and who receives bail, each of us moves through a world determined by data-empowered algorithms. But these technologies didn’t just appear: they are part of a history that go...

A sweeping history of data and its technical, political, and ethical impact on our world.From facial recognition—capable of checking us onto flights or identifying undocumented residents—to automated decision systems that inform everything from who gets loans to who receives bail, each of us moves through a world determined by data-empowered algorithms. But these technologies didn't just appear: they are part of a history that goes back centuries, from the census e...

Data science is the foundation of our modern world. It underlies applications used by billions of people every day, providing new tools, forms of entertainment, economic growth, and potential solutions to difficult, complex problems. These opportunities come with significant societal consequences, raising fundamental questions about issues such as data quality, fairness, privacy, and causation. In this book, four leading experts convey the excitement and promise of data science and examine...

Discover new and uncharted worlds as the authors of Unknown Realms weave tales of time travel, mystic portals, alternate dimensions, and undiscovered landscapes.

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in terms of how the Civil War has come to be studied, documented, and analyzed.The Atlanta campaign and Sherman’s March to the Sea changed the course of the war in 1864, in terms both of the up...

The second in a series of exciting new flash weird fiction. This issue features both new and established authors, all writing short tales of weirdness for your pleasure! In this issue, we turn our attention to Spring and all things that go with it. A season of growth and re-birth, but for who or what, well, you'll have to read on to see!

Weird Fiction Quarterly continues the tradition of bringing you the finest in 500 word flash-fiction! (We dare you to find better!)In this, our fifth anthology, we bring you 41 wintry tales of weird wonder guaranteed to make you want to pull up a chair before a warm fire and wrap yourself in blanket and cat, because these stories are cold and will chill you to the bone. You won’t have time to do that, though.This is, after all, Weird Fiction Quarterly.You can never ...

Washington, DC, is best known for its politics and monuments, but sport has always been an integral part of the city, and Washingtonians are among the country’s most avid sports fans. DC Sports gathers seventeen essays examining the history of sport in the nation’s capital, from turn-of-the-century venues such as the White Lot, Griffith Stadium, and DC Memorial Stadium to Howard-Lincoln Thanksgiving Day football games of the roaring twenties; from the surprising season of the 1969...

Now in FULL COLOR!Weird Fiction Quarterly returns for its fourth installment, rounding out the seasonal cycle with a special double-sized volume featuring two themes: Fall and Halloween!Within these pages, you will harvest twice as many 500-word stories from your favorite authors while gazing terrified upon morbid illustrations by Sarah Walker, Nora Peevy, and Andy Joynes. The bewitching cover painting by Robert H. Knox makes this issue a cherishable autumnal keepsake....

The first in a series of exciting new flash weird fiction. This issue features both new and established authors, all writing short tales of weirdness for your pleasure! In this issue, we turn our attention to Winter and all things that go with it. Expect stories that feature ice, snow, cold and maybe even a certain jolly chap.