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How algorithms shape our world

By Grant Jacobs • 07/08/2011


I’ll let you decide if this is a little paranoid… or not.

(Sure: the individual examples are there, but the wider picture…?)

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About Code for life

Code for Life is the blog of Dr Grant Jacobs who has wide-ranging interests in science-related subjects, especially genetics, bioinformatics and science communication. To learn more about Code for Life (topics, copyright, comments, writing), see the introductory page Twitter: @BioinfoTools

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