Moving Past Confirmation Bias
This blog post defines filter bubbles, and explains how our internet use and the algorithms that track that usage, mirrors our interests and preferences back to us. It also explores the polarizing impact living in a filter bubble can have on us cognitively. It concludes with advice on how to avoid these echo chambers.
Practical tips to avoid getting caught up in algorithms that keep you in a filter bubble.
An interview with Eli Pariser, chief executive of Upworthy, in which he discusses the filter bubble, a phrase he coined.
Free yourself from your filter bubbles | Ted.com
Joan Blades and John Gable are two friends, one progressive, one conservative, who make the case for developing friendships across our filter bubbles.