Starting with the birth of statistics in the 19th century and concluding with algorithms and AI systems, a new book examines how humans became studied as a set of ones and zeroes.
The chief data scientist for the NY Times and a professor of history from Princeton University took a deep dive into data’s past and potential future at Own’s rebrand event.
(July 27, 2023) Some things provoke strong reactions: broccoli, “Napoleon Dynamite,” statistics. While readers comfortable with basic statistics will certainly enjoy “How Data …