Growth Developer

John West

John West (@john_s_west) is a growth developer at Quartz. Before working with the product team, he was Quartz's senior ad engineer. John graduated from Oberlin College and Conservatory with degrees in philosophy and historical...

Humans are losing the battle against Kardashian-loving algorithms for the soul of new media
Quartz • April 19, 2016
HYPE
Microsoft’s disastrous Tay experiment shows the hidden dangers of AI
Quartz • April 2, 2016
HOT TAKES SO COLD
How hot takes drowned out journalism and ruined our Facebook feeds
Quartz • March 29, 2016
SO LONG
Ad blockers will destroy listicles and other dumb clickbait
Quartz • October 22, 2015
HARD TRUTHS
Video: How Hollywood is ignoring the numbers that could make it richer
Quartz • September 10, 2015
Hollywood isn’t even trying to include more women. New data make it clear.
Quartz • August 13, 2015
INTERACTIVE
All the ways America has chosen to execute people since 1776
Quartz • February 22, 2015