Björn Scheuermann on algorithms and trust in machines
In this second inside episode, Wouter dives deeper into the universe of algorithms in order to clean up the mess of buzz words we are confronted with on a daily basis. Did you also wonder why certain videos pop up in your timeline that seem most unlikely you ever wanted to see them? How do computers recognise objects and animals on photos? 
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 Nothing but statistics
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In an insightful conversation with Wouter, HIIG director Björn Scheuermann tells us about his research as a computer scientist and in how far he trusts algorithm based machines.
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 Computer scientists should try much harder to explain what they are doing. 
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Sources
At the beginning of the episode Wouter shows how algorithms sound. Find the original idea and file here: <a href="http://panthema.net/2013/1024-Sound-of-Sorting-KIT-Informatik/">http://panthema.net/2013/1024-Sound-of-Sorting-KIT-Informatik/</a>. 
Also listen to sounds being sorted by different algorithms here: <a href="http://www.caseyrule.com/projects/sounds-of-sorting/">http://www.caseyrule.com/projects/sounds-of-sorting/</a>

Are we colonised by data?

Join us on a journey into the realms of our digital society: In the new season of Exploring Digital Spheres our SET-project research team travels to five different countries on three continents in order to explore the intersection of sustainability and digitalisation and talk to local experts about their endeavours. 

In the first season of the podcast you got to know HIIG researchers and their diverse research backgrounds. We asked them how our digital society works and what its future might look like. Every other episode, the researchers entered into a dialogue with other digital mavericks!