Science Friday- Why Machines Discriminate—and How to Fix Them — Would you rather be discriminated by an algorithm or human?

This episode is for anyone who is, or will be, looking for a job in today's world. The episode is about current algorithms and search features being used to siphon out candidates before the resume even reaches a human for review. I surely know what that feeling is like to get a reject email before a full 24 hours from submission! It's an insightful episode that discusses some interesting topics around data ethics and discrimination. Oh and don't miss the caller at 11:18 who built a hiring algorithm at Google to predict which candidates would be most successful and most promising hire. Definitely some trends worth noting.