Introduction to Algorithms

Average Duration

60+ Minutes

Difficulty Level

1.5

Lesson Host

Nicco Mele

of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School

About this lesson

Students interact with a mock social media site and search engine to understand the information that algorithms gather about them to personalize what they see online.

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