How Data Science Exposes Injustice: Chad Topaz on Unlocking Justice
Published: June 10, 2026
Duration: 40:06
What happens when the evidence of injustice is buried in messy, redacted, or inaccessible data? Mathematician and data scientist Chad Topaz joins Breaking Math to discuss his book Unlocking Justice. Together, we explore policing, sentencing, public records, Rikers Island, algorithmic risk, and the limits of quantifying human lives. This is a conversation about math, power, transparency, and the small acts of hope that can change systems.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Context of the Conversation
01:11 Chad's Journey from Mathematics to Social Justice
03:50 The Personal Nature of Chad's Book
04:40 Challenges...