Mindmasters (gary tiedmann narration) : The data-driven science of predicting and changing human behavior. / Sandra Matz.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Matz, Sandra.

Contributor:

Tiedemann, Gary.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 audio files) : digital

Edition:

Unabridged.

Place of Publication:

Rego Park : Ascent Audio, 2025.

System Details:

audio file

Summary:

As algorithms become increasingly adept at accessing the human mind, they also become more and more powerful at controlling it, enticing us to buy a certain product or vote for a certain political candidate. Some of us say this technological trend is no big deal. Others consider it one of the greatest threats to humanity. But what if the truth is more nuanced and mind-bending than that? In Mindmasters , Columbia Business School professor Sandra Matz reveals in fascinating detail how big data offers insights into the most intimate aspects of our psyches and how these insights empower an external influence over the choices we make. This can be creepy, manipulative, and downright harmful, with scandals like that of British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica being merely the tip of the iceberg. Yet big data also holds enormous potential to help us live healthier, happier lives—for example, by improving our mental health, encouraging better financial decisions, or enabling us to break out of our echo chambers. With passion and clear-eyed precision, Matz shows us how to manage psychological targeting and redesign the data game.

Participant:

Narrator: Gary Tiedemann.

Notes:

Unabridged.

ISBN:

9781663750617

1663750610