Wed September 17, 2014
Humans According to Data
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at Impact Hub - Oakland
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Christian Rudder, Co-Founder, OkCupid; Author, Dataclysm
Sam Yagan, Co-founder, OkCupid; CEO, Match.com
Our personal data has been used to spy on us, hire and fire us, and sell us stuff we don’t need. OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder — writer of the popular blog OkTrends and Harvard mathematics graduate — has made a name for himself by mining big data to reveal the uncanny and surprising truths behind human behavior. Rudder will discuss his aim to use big data to understand human nature, from our politics to our standards of beauty to our racism.
6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signing | Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland | $25 non-members $15 members, $5 students (with valid ID); Premium (priority seating and copy of book): $45 non-members, $35 members
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Sam Yagan, Co-founder, OkCupid; CEO, Match.com
Our personal data has been used to spy on us, hire and fire us, and sell us stuff we don’t need. OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder — writer of the popular blog OkTrends and Harvard mathematics graduate — has made a name for himself by mining big data to reveal the uncanny and surprising truths behind human behavior. Rudder will discuss his aim to use big data to understand human nature, from our politics to our standards of beauty to our racism.
6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signing | Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland | $25 non-members $15 members, $5 students (with valid ID); Premium (priority seating and copy of book): $45 non-members, $35 members
Christian Rudder, Co-Founder, OkCupid; Author, Dataclysm
Sam Yagan, Co-founder, OkCupid; CEO, Match.com
Our personal data has been used to spy on us, hire and fire us, and sell us stuff we don’t need. OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder — writer of the popular blog OkTrends and Harvard mathematics graduate — has made a name for himself by mining big data to reveal the uncanny and surprising truths behind human behavior. Rudder will discuss his aim to use big data to understand human nature, from our politics to our standards of beauty to our racism.
6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signing | Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland | $25 non-members $15 members, $5 students (with valid ID); Premium (priority seating and copy of book): $45 non-members, $35 members
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Sam Yagan, Co-founder, OkCupid; CEO, Match.com
Our personal data has been used to spy on us, hire and fire us, and sell us stuff we don’t need. OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder — writer of the popular blog OkTrends and Harvard mathematics graduate — has made a name for himself by mining big data to reveal the uncanny and surprising truths behind human behavior. Rudder will discuss his aim to use big data to understand human nature, from our politics to our standards of beauty to our racism.
6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signing | Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland | $25 non-members $15 members, $5 students (with valid ID); Premium (priority seating and copy of book): $45 non-members, $35 members
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Impact Hub - Oakland
2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
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