90 - This Week in Algorithmic Bias

Hilary and Roger follow up on R as a first programming language (thanks Sean Kross!) and open source licensing and then discuss algorithmic bias in medicine and housing. Also, NEW BOOK CLUB! Show notes: The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time R as a first programming language Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations A New HUD Rule Would Effectively Encourage Discrimination by Algorithm Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-standard-deviations/id1040614570 Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izfnbx6tlruojkfrvhjfdj3nmna Find past episodes: http://nssdeviations.com Contact us at [email protected]