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We’re pouring money into computer models – but could they lead us astray?
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We’re pouring money into computer models – but could they lead us astray?
Peter Dorman files a report from radical subjectivity land so you don't have to go there.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Adrian Sobers “Models can be physical, mental, mathematical or computational, and they are by nature metaphorical.” – (Erica Thompson) “But to what will I compare this generation?” – (Matthew 11:16) In his review of Erica Thompson’s Escape From Model Land, David A. Shaywitz writes,
From financial forecasts to the climate crisis, a constructive and nuanced critique of mathematical modelling from a data scientist
Erica Thompson’s playful debut explores the far from infallible world of data modelling – and how it affects us all