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Historian of science, secrecy, and nuclear weapons. Professor of STS at @FollowStevens. UC Berkeley alum with a Harvard PhD. NUKEMAP creator. Coder and web dev.

Hoboken, NJ / NYC
blog.nuclearsecrecy.com
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    Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 5 Apr 2018
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    How is the YouTube recommendation algorithm so... bad? Today it suggested that I might enjoy watching Fox News Live, AND that I should watch Peppa Pig. Aside from the fact that those are bad matches individually, how did it conclude that BOTH were simultaneously appropriate?

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      1. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 5 Apr 2018
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        I keep reading about how scarily smart these algorithms are, but I've just not seen it. With all my browsing habits, etc., they ought to know me a BIT better, if their coders are earning their pay. (They've never offered me anything on nukes, or history! I mean, come on!)

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      2. Ben‏ @Gridlock 5 Apr 2018
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        Bad news: YouTube thinks you have a 40 IQ.

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      3. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 5 Apr 2018
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        probably because of my "90s kid MTV nostalgia" playlist.

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      4. Ben‏ @Gridlock 5 Apr 2018
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        pic.twitter.com/5LthePtGVE

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      1. Andy Smart‏ @Planetspoons 5 Apr 2018
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        Have you ever called someone a fascist pig...?

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      1. Fabian Eichstädt‏ @fabz_5 5 Apr 2018
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        In contrast to Fox News Live Peppa Pig is not so bad, my three year old daughter enjoys it 😉 To have both suggested simultaneously is strange though

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      1. Lord lucky bastard‏ @Lord_Bawbag 5 Apr 2018
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        Grossly insulting and offensive Alex....

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      1. Alexander M‏ @Galuzer 5 Apr 2018
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        The music suggestions are really good, but the political suggestions are just weird... why do I get so many conspiracy and anti-feminist suggestions?

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      1. Paul Guinnessy‏ @PaulGuinnessy 5 Apr 2018
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        Maybe they thought you were in China, where Peppa Pig is a big hit? And the verbal style on Fox News is roughly the same as the dialog on Peppa Pig (except PP is more realistic) so that's why they match?

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      1. Derek Lyons‏ @DerekL1963 5 Apr 2018
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        YouTube once recommended me Dragon Ball Z videos based (it claimed) on me having watched an Electric Light Orchestra video. Another time, weird right wing conspiracies for having watched Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street".

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