Machine learning and maps applied to the ordinary infrastructure of daily life: third places, platform algorithms, neighbourhoods, and the politics of what gets measured. Click to read Lauren’s data Substack, by Lauren Leek, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.