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Silent Data and Spotify: How Music is Recommended to You

Silent Data and Spotify: How Music is Recommended to You

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How does Spotify recommend music to you? What can your music tastes tell us about your personality traits? What is the Napoleon Dynamite Effect? All of this and more on the season 3 finale of The Secret Life of Numbers. Join Levannia and Lindsay as they pull back the curtain on algorithms through the example of music recommendations. If you've ever wondered how Spotify seems to just know what you want to listen to, this episode is for you. Even more, come learn about the Napoleon Dynamite effect and how Netflix set out to improve its recommendation algorithm.  Follow us on Instagram/Facebook @thesecretlifeofnumbers Find the references we used in this episode in our Show Notes Check out our Anchor Profile Sound Editing/Original Music by Julian Bertino Sound info@julianbertinosound.com Send us an email! secretlifeofnumbers@gmail.com Tags: algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence, music recommendations, Napoleon dynamite, Netflix, Spotify, Apple Music, women in STEM, women in engineering

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