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5.4.17: Senate Rules, App Bias, & 10MWW with John Scalzi

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On today's show:

  • Civics 101: Senate Rules
  • Bias in algorithms. We looked at the controversy surrounding the popular FaceApp and listen back to a previous discussion with Rose Eveleth, host of the podcast Flash Forward about the inherent bias in facial recognition apps.
  • "The Ents of Melbourne" from the podcast, HumaNature. Listen again at prx.org.
  • 10-Minute Writer's Workshop - John Scalzi

Listen to the full show.

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