I think big data companies only like good news. So I think they're just hoping that they don't get sued, essentially.

I think big data companies only like good news. So I think they're just hoping that they don't get sued, essentially.

You'll never be able to really measure anything, right? Including teachers.

People are starting to be very skeptical of the Facebook algorithm and all kinds of data surveillance.

The NSA buys data from private companies, so the private companies are the source of all this stuff.

The disconnect I was experiencing was that people hated Wall Street, but they loved tech.

So much of our society as a whole is gearing us to maximize our salary or bonus. Basically, we just think in terms of money. Or, if not money, then, if you're in academia, it's prestige. It's a different kind of currency. And there's this unmeasured dimension of all jobs, which is whether it's improving the world.