People can wield mathematics to unfairly distribute power. But Cho takes mathematics back. With algorithms, she gives the power back to the people.

Our lives are increasingly influenced by mathematical models and algorithms that are hard to challenge and often discriminatory. In this book, former Wall Street 'quant' Cathy O'Neil argues ...

Noah Giansiracusa says that his new book, “Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life” (Riverhead), was inspired by many sources. One was fellow mathematician Jordan ...

More accessible than Hofstadter or Martin Gardner's classic mathematical columns, Good Math is a fun, if demanding, introduction to the strange, fascinating fundamental concepts of mathematics ...

She is not describing the dangers of mathematics per se, but the algorithms used in conjunction with “big data” that are increasingly being used by advertisers, retailers, insurers and various ...

The University of Wisconsin Department of Mathematics and UW-iSchool partnered with the University Lectures Committee to host mathematician Cathy O’Neil Tuesday evening at the Fluno Center. O’Neil is ...