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Noah Giansiracusa, PhD in math from Brown University, is an associate professor of mathematics at Bentley University (a business school near Boston) and recently served as a visiting scholar at Harvard. 

After publishing the book How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News in 2021, Noah has gotten more involved in public writing and public speaking and policy discussions concerning data-driven algorithms and their role in society. He's appeared on CNN live and BBC radio and written for Washington Post, Scientific American, TIME, Wired, Boston Globe, and others. His second book, Robin Hood Math, explores how people of all backgrounds can use math to help navigate life and take back control in a world dominated by algorithms. He is also cohost of the AI in Academia podcast.

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Six Pixels of Separation

Noah Giansiracusa On The Algorithms That Run Your Life

Noah Giansiracusa discusses how users can reclaim control over their tech-mediated lives by garnering a stronger understanding of how algorithms work, and how they are used to…

Aug 31, 2025
Harvard Law Today

The algorithm thinks you’re rich. Prepare to pay more for that flight.

Airlines and other companies are increasingly using data to determine pricing, says a visiting scholar at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

In an interview with Harvard Law Today, Noah Giansiracusa explains how companies deploy what some call "dynamic" or “surveillance pricing,” using individual customers' data as a…

Aug 15, 2025
Time

How the Secret Algorithms Behind Social Media Actually Work

How do the algorithms that populate our social media feeds actually work?

Aug 7, 2025
Next Big Idea Club

How To Beat the Algorithms That Are Designed To Exploit Us

Noah Giansiracusa shares five key insights from his new book.

Aug 6, 2025
Penguin Random House

Robin Hood Math

Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life

RSM Visiting Scholar Noah Giansiracusa's new book explores how non-mathematicians can wield algorithmic tools to reclaim their agency.

Jul 30, 2025