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rhi_'s review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Confinement, Rape, Slavery, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
sevenlefts's review against another edition
I bailed out of reading this. It's a good book (as far as I got), but my reading got really interrupted by other things lately, and I had to return my ebook copy to the public library. I'm thinking I won't re-check it out. Not a reflection on this book -- just need a clean slate.
boggremlin's review against another edition
4.0
Digs into how statistics tell stories based on what they do and do not explicitly report. I learned a lot about how the census works, and the final chapter, on COVID-19 and its statistics, was fascinating. (Recommended by Kate McDowell/Data storytelling)
madhamster's review against another edition
5.0
I heard an interview with the author, which prompted me to read this.
Well worth it.
I was gathering quotes to include in this review, but there are too many nuggets.
Ethics and morality, and Covid-19, all appear.
Well worth it.
I was gathering quotes to include in this review, but there are too many nuggets.
Ethics and morality, and Covid-19, all appear.
tbpardue's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting but gets a bit repetitive at the end. I think it would have made a good long magazine essay.
kjreadsbooks's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
ddrake's review against another edition
3.0
If you've read other, similar books, such as [b:Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy|28186015|Weapons of Math Destruction How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy|Cathy O'Neil|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1456091964l/28186015._SX50_.jpg|48207762] or [b:Data Feminism|51777543|Data Feminism|Catherine D’Ignazio|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572991302l/51777543._SX50_.jpg|70019429] or [b:Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code|42527493|Race After Technology Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code|Ruha Benjamin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1576795927l/42527493._SY75_.jpg|66245113], or other books on modern AI, predictive algorithms, and their use in society these days...this book is likely not worth reading. It's pretty good, but doesn't seem to be worth reading if you are up to speed on this topic.