28. Erica Thompson on escaping Model Land
Challenging Climate
English - January 24, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEarth Sciences Science Social Sciences Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dr Erica Thompson is a Senior Policy Fellow in Ethics of Modelling and Simulation at the LSE Data Science Institute. Erica's research involves the appropriate use of mathematical and computational modelling to inform real-world decision-making. In this episode, we discuss Erica’s recent book, Escape from Model Land and tackle issues such as bias, disillusioning science communication to help us get out of the ‘Model Land’ worldview and into the real world.
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Erica Thompson’s profile Erica’s website Check out Erica’s book, Escape from Model Land