Why do we think we can predict the future with data? And how do we escape the confines of our algorithms? [16:11]

This week, Joey and Aaron talk about weather radars, Lorenz attractors, picking a good restaurant, Janelle Monaé, ambivalent Spotify, and Netflix's Max. They don't talk about vegan Hamster Hams.

references

* A video on Lorenz attractors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDek6cYijxI) and chaotic systems

* From the Aaron Powers book club (a competitor to the Joey Camire bookclub): Stumbling on Happiness (https://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/1400077427)

* Night of 1000 Stevies (http://1000stevies.com/)

* Max (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjHeOGwwMek), Netflix's failed recommendation algorithm. (This video serves us some serious Jackbox (https://jackbox.tv/) vibes.)