Bloomberg column: The FEMA model is a WMD
Hi all,
On my walk to work I realized that the new FEMA model – which was used to strong-arm the Arizona governor into opening early – is a WMD, i.e. important, secret, and destructive:
A Secret Algorithm Is Deciding Who Will Die in America
Decisions on reopening should involve public data and debate.
See more of my columns here.
Robot Overlords and a Eulogy to the Subway
Hi all,
Two more Bloomberg column posts to share with you. First, one from Monday:
Let’s Make a Deal With Our Robot Overlords
and here’s on from yesterday:
I’ll Miss the New York City Subway
More columns are here.
Two new Bloomberg Posts!!
Guys I’m sorry I forgot to blog last Friday about a piece I wrote:
Trump Is a Machine-Learning Algorithm Gone Wrong
His bizarre behavior suggests he’s running low on data.
Also here’s a piece that came out yesterday that I’d love to hear your thoughts about:
We Can’t Get Together Until Tests Get Better
More columns are here.
New Bloomberg Column: Let’s not make things worse for older people
I was happy to connect with my friend Ashton Applewhite, an ageism activist whom I met at TED, to discuss aging in the time of Covid-19. It led to this new Bloomberg column:
Pandemic Data Could Be Deadly for the Old
See other columns I wrote here.
New Bloomberg Column: This is Not The Flattened Curve We Were Promised
An empirical observation about models versus reality:
This Isn’t the Flattened Curve We Were Promised
See other columns I wrote here.
New Bloomberg Column: COVID-19 tracking will not work
Another skeptical column from me today:
The Covid-19 Tracking App Won’t Work
See other columns I wrote here.
New Bloomberg column: 10 Reasons to Doubt the Covid-19 Data
Hi all,
I’m back at Bloomberg, writing about reasons to doubt the daily data we keep seeing. I’ve added a few reasons since my post last week. Also, I’m preparing myself for bad data today and tomorrow delayed from Easter weekend:
10 Reasons to Doubt the Covid-19 Data
The pandemic’s true toll might never be known.
See other columns I wrote here.