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Mark Ledwich

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Daniel Kahneman

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Donald Trump

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Lawrence Lessig

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Erik Torenberg

Zach Coelius

Amy Klobuchar

Carl Jung

Jeff Bezos

Jonathan Haidt

Scott Galloway

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It's widely believed the YouTube algorithm radicalizes viewers but Mark's research puts this theory to rest. Researcher and longtime member of the Other Life community, Mark Ledwich, has been studying the YouTube algorithm independently for several years. His research has been published in academic journals and now on a public website called transparency.tube. He joins the podcast to discuss how the YouTube algorithm really works, what everyone is getting wrong, and why it matters. He also comes to pick a bone with my position on shoplifting from self-checkout kiosks.Check out Mark's research at transparency.tube.Follow Mark on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mark_ledwichOther Life ✦ Subscribe to the coolest newsletter in the world https://OtherLife.co ✦ Get a free Urbit ship at https://imperceptible.computer ✦ We're building a new country at https://imperceptible.countryIndieThinkers.org ✦ If you're working on independent intellectual work, join the next cohort of https://IndieThinkers.org

It's widely believed the YouTube algorithm radicalizes viewers but Mark's research puts this theory to rest. Researcher and longtime member of the Other Life community, <a href="https://twitter.com/mark_ledwich" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Ledwich</a>, has been studying the YouTube algorithm independently for several years. His research has been published in academic journals and now on a public website called <a href="https://transparency.tube/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">transparency.tube.</a> He joins the podcast to discuss how the YouTube algorithm really works, what everyone is getting wrong, and why it matters. He also comes to pick a bone with my position on shoplifting from self-checkout kiosks.Check out Mark's research at <a href="https://transparency.tube/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">transparency.tube.</a>Follow Mark on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/mark_ledwich" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mark_ledwich </a> Other Life ✦ Subscribe to the coolest newsletter in the world <a href="https://otherlife.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://OtherLife.co</a> ✦ Get a free Urbit ship at <a href="https://imperceptible.computer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://imperceptible.computer</a> ✦ We're building a new country at <a href="https://imperceptible.country/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://imperceptible.country </a> <a href="http://IndieThinkers.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IndieThinkers.org</a> ✦ If you're working on independent intellectual work, join the next cohort of <a href="https://indiethinkers.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://IndieThinkers.org</a>

YouTube Radicalization is a Myth with Mark Ledwich

Kevin Roose

In June 2019, New York Times reporter Kevin Roose wrote The Making of a YouTube Radical, a story about how a 26-year-old man, Caleb Cain, was radicalized through YouTube. For the story, Roose examined Cain’s entire YouTube history, and plotted the path he took toward radicalization. Software engineer and researcher Mark Ledwich took issue with the story, citing his own research and claiming the notion that YouTube could radicalize was a myth.  Instead of yelling at — and past — each other, Ledwich and Roose came together for a moderated debate on the Big Technology Podcast, where both stated their points of view, got a chance to respond to each other’s points, and ask each other questions. Further reading:Kevin's story:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/08/technology/youtube-radical.htmlRabbit Hole podcast:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/podcasts/rabbit-hole-prologue.htmlLedwich's story:https://mark-ledwich.medium.com/youtube-radicalization-an-authoritative-saucy-story-28f73953ed17Ledwich's research visualization:https://recfluence.net/

In June 2019, New York Times reporter Kevin Roose wrote The Making of a YouTube Radical, a story about how a 26-year-old man, Caleb Cain, was radicalized through YouTube. For the story, Roose examined Cain’s entire YouTube history, and plotted the path he took toward radicalization. Software engineer and researcher Mark Ledwich took issue with the story, citing his own research and claiming the notion that YouTube could radicalize was a myth.   Instead of yelling at — and past — each other, Ledwich and Roose came together for a moderated debate on the Big Technology Podcast, where both stated their points of view, got a chance to respond to each other’s points, and ask each other questions.  Further reading: Kevin's story: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/08/technology/youtube-radical.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/08/technology/youtube-radical.html</a> Rabbit Hole podcast: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/podcasts/rabbit-hole-prologue.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/podcasts/rabbit-hole-prologue.html</a> Ledwich's story: <a href="https://mark-ledwich.medium.com/youtube-radicalization-an-authoritative-saucy-story-28f73953ed17" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mark-ledwich.medium.com/youtube-radicalization-an-authoritative-saucy-story-28f73953ed17</a> Ledwich's research visualization: <a href="https://recfluence.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://recfluence.net/</a>

Does YouTube Radicalize? A Debate Between NYT's Kevin Roose and Software Engineer Mark Ledwich

Mark Ledwich is an independent data scientist decoding the Youtube recommendation algorithm. Here Mark debunks several myths and we discuss the real underlying political implications of the Youtube algorithm. See Mark's political Youtube network explorer and his Medium articles. Big thanks to all the patrons who help me keep the lights on. If you'd like to discuss this podcast with me and others, suggest future guests, or read/watch/listen to more content on these themes,  request an invitation here.

Mark Ledwich is an independent data scientist decoding the Youtube recommendation algorithm. Here Mark debunks several myths and we discuss the real underlying political implications of the Youtube algorithm. See Mark's <a href="https://pyt.azureedge.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">political Youtube network explorer</a> and his <a href="https://medium.com/@markoledwich" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium articles</a>. Big thanks to all the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jmrphy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patrons</a> who help me keep the lights on. If you'd like to discuss this podcast with me and others, suggest future guests, or read/watch/listen to more content on these themes, <a href="https://jmrphy.typeform.com/to/RWa6Oe?patronage=0&amp;source=podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> request an invitation here.</a>

How the Youtube Algorithm Really Works with Mark Ledwich