WPRB News and Culture: The Pidgin has been noticing lately that a lot of our decisions are being made for us: algorithms decide what we watch, AI decides what we do, and lawmakers decide how we live. The Pidgin wants to learn more about those decisions today, and what they mean for each of us. First, Maggie Stewart and I talk about a recent court case in New Jersey affecting ballot design. Next, Sena Chang reviews “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, a recent novel that asks what each of our decisions mean. And Teo Grosu drives us into a conversation about self-driving cars, and whether we should accept this coming technology.
Hosted and produced by Teo Grosu and Natalia Maidique. Reported, recorded, and produced by Natalia Maidique, Maggie Stewart, Sena Chang, and Teo Grosu.
All music used under Creative Commons license. Theme music: "Montanita," by Ratatat.
(00:00) Introduction
(01:16) Kim v. Hanlon
(17:45) The Midnight Library
(22:37) Self-Driving Cars
