The Tyranny of Metrics is written by History Professor Jerry Z. Muller. In the book, Muller explores the often overlooked pitfalls that result from focussing too narrowly on performance metrics. I’ll summarise it here for those who haven’t read it.

Cathy O’Neil is a data scientist who studied maths at Harvard, taught at MIT & worked at D. E. Shaw. In her book, Weapons of Math Destruction, she expresses concern about algorithmic influence in a number of fields. I’ll summarise the book here for anyone who hasn’t read it.