Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture the people we disappoint even

the people we disappoint even though we love them

Richard Powers's twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond

Wall Street Journal Bestseller

writing as Richard Bachman

explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain

Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture the people we disappoint evenFrom New Yorker staff writer and author of The Longing for Less Kyle Chayka comes a timely history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture itself. From trendy restaurants to city grids, to TikTok and Netflix feeds the world round, algorithmic recommendations dictate our experiences and choices. The algorithm is present in the familiar neon signs and exposed brick of Internet cafes, be it in Nairobi or