How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News

“The book requires no technical background and is widely accessible. The narrative is compelling, with good use of historical and contemporary examples … . The exposition hits a sweet spot – precise and thorough, yet brisk and not overly technical – that could make for some excellent supplemental reading … . This book succeeds in its objective and is an easy recommendation for anyone looking to understand these issues at a deeper level than we find in the popular media.” (Bill Wood, MAA Reviews, January 10, 2022)

Noah Giansiracusa received a PhD in mathematics from Brown University and is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Data Science at Bentley University, a business school near Boston. He previously taught at U.C. Berkeley, University of Georgia, and Swarthmore College. He has dozens of publications in math and data science and has taught courses ranging from a first-year seminar on quantitative literacy to graduate machine learning. Most recently, he created an interdisciplinary seminar on truth and lies in data that was the impetus for this book. He has received national grants and spoken at international conferences for his research in mathematics, and he has been quoted several times in Forbes as an expert on artificial intelligence. Noah also created a high school outreach program for underrepresented and disadvantaged youths, focusing on mathematics and statistics in the courtroom, that was headlined by an Obama-appointed Federal Circuit judge.