The Irrational Decision

This is a timely, essential dive into how technologists, mathematicians, and economists have conceptualized decision making since the advent of the computer and how that has influenced societal norms around decision making more broadly. Even if you're not familiar with common statistical or machine learning techniques, Recht clearly explains the core nature of important methods, what they're good for, and what they leave out. He picks apart how those choices then become obscured as these tools diffuse more broadly, and how often even technologists themselves become blind to these limitations. Importantly this book goes right up to the present day, and if you care about decisions, society, or technology, you should pick up this book. Highly recommend