Breaking Math PodcastAre We Being Misled by Data? Ron Wasserstein on AI, Bias, and Statistical Truth

Lampposts And Cherry-Picking

25:17–26:47 · 89s

Ron replaces "lies, damn lies, and statistics" with Andrew Lang’s lamppost metaphor to explain how stats get misused—and why social media supercharges it.

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