Cryptocurrency Helps the Poor? Don’t Bank on It

Despite marketing spin, Facebook’s Libra, like any cryptocurrency, would have done nothing to address poverty.

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Podcast #14: Cathy O’Neil on the problem of algorithms

Mathematician Cathy O’Neil shares her insider’s look at how algorithms are gaming our world, with terrible consequences for those who can least afford them.

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