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How Algorithms 'Flatten' Culture
45 minutes Posted Jan 17, 2024 at 7:08 pm.
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Filterworld author Kyle Chayka examines the algorithms that dictate what we watch, read and listen to. He argues that machine-guided curation makes us docile consumers.

Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews You Only Call When You're in Trouble, a new novel from Stephen McCauley.

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