EconTalk Podcast Episodes featuring Cathy O'Neil

Cathy O'Neil on Weapons of Math Destruction

EconTalk - October 03, 2016 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
Cathy O'Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in her book. O'Neil argues that the commercial application of big data often harms individuals in unknown ways. She argues that the poor are particularly vulnerable to exp...

Cathy O'Neil on Wall St and Occupy Wall Street

EconTalk - February 11, 2013 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
Cathy O'Neil, data scientist and blogger at mathbabe.org, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her journey from Wall Street to Occupy Wall Street. She talks about her experiences on Wall Street that ultimately led her to join the Occupy Wall Street movement. Along the way, the conversatio...