Nick Seaver

16 Podcast Episodes

240. Anthropology of Algorithms, Ethnography of Engineers, Theory of Traps (ft. Nick Seaver)

240. Anthropology of Algorithms, Ethnography of Engineers, Theory of Traps (ft. Nick Seaver)

We are joined by Nick Sever – author of the new book Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation ... Read more

17 Mar 2023

1hr 27mins

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners’ horizons and help obscur... Read more

2 Feb 2023

1hr 27mins

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Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners’ horizons and help obscur... Read more

2 Feb 2023

1hr 27mins

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners’ horizons and help obscur... Read more

2 Feb 2023

1hr 27mins

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Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners’ horizons and help obscur... Read more

2 Feb 2023

1hr 27mins

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners’ horizons and help obscur... Read more

2 Feb 2023

1hr 27mins

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners’ horizons and help obscur... Read more

2 Feb 2023

1hr 27mins

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners’ horizons and help obscur... Read more

2 Feb 2023

1hr 27mins

#91: How Technology Shapes Our Tastes — in Music and More (feat. Nick Seaver)

#91: How Technology Shapes Our Tastes — in Music and More (feat. Nick Seaver)

Earlier this week, my colleague Adam Mastroianni published an essay on what he called "cultural oligopoly." An increasin... Read more

18 Oct 2022

1hr 3mins

Nick Seaver – (Artificial) Intelligence

Nick Seaver – (Artificial) Intelligence

“Sticky websites are traps designed to capture people.”Artisanal traps have two faces: where hunter and prey, two entiti... Read more

29 Aug 2022

15mins

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