As “Big Data” gets even bigger, so do the promises about our new data-driven world. But even with humankind’s knowledge at our fingertips, is it any match for the beliefs we already hold? Through the lenses of business, politics, and our everyday lives, this episode explores why human nature is a formidable foe against the data we hold so dear. We’ll highlight the psychology of misinformation, how data literacy is reshaping business, and what journalists, innovators, and educators believe we should do next in our pursuit of the truth.

As &ldquo;Big Data&rdquo; gets even bigger, so do the promises about our new data-driven world. But even with humankind&rsquo;s knowledge at our fingertips, is it any match for the beliefs we already hold? Through the lenses of business, politics, and our everyday lives, this episode explores why human nature is a formidable foe against the data we hold so dear. We&rsquo;ll highlight the psychology of misinformation, how data literacy is reshaping business, and what journalists, innovators, and educators believe we should do next in our pursuit of the truth.

Look Both Ways is a podcast about the unsung failures of the past and the unsolved challenges of the present. Stories are told. Experimentation is celebrated. Streets are safely crossed en route to new perspectives on what it means to get things wrong. 

Look Both Ways is a podcast about the unsung failures of the past and the unsolved challenges of the present. Stories are told. Experimentation is celebrated. Streets are safely crossed en route to new perspectives on what it means to get things wrong.&nbsp;

Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways is a podcast about what we can learn from the experiments of the past.  Stories are told. Failure is embraced. Streets are safely crossed en route to new perspectives on what it means to make progress. 

Look Both Ways is a podcast about what we can learn from the experiments of the past.&nbsp; Stories are told. Failure is embraced. Streets are safely crossed en route to new perspectives on what it means to make progress.&nbsp;

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