# Exploring Subjectivity in Algorithms

**URL:** <https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/exploring-subjectivity-in-algorithms/487>\
**Category:** Initiatives\
**Tags:** ✔️completed\
**Created:** [December 27, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/exploring-subjectivity-in-algorithms/487 "2019-12-27T04:20:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![burrrata](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/burrrata/32/135_2.png) [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/exploring-subjectivity-in-algorithms/487/1 "2019-12-27T04:20:18Z")

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# Description

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Explore the subjectivity in algorithm design using one the most iconic algorithms of the internet age: PageRank.

  

# Status

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Completed

  

# Champion

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@mzargham

  

# Benefits

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Make it easier for people to understand PageRank, and thus SourceCred.

  

# Implementation Plan

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Do research.

Write post.

Publish post.

  

# Deliverables

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A Medium post.

  

# Dependencies

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The SourceCred Medium blog itself:

> [@Medium Blog](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/medium-blog/484):
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> Description A place to post interesting content about SourceCred and SourceCred related things. This will make it easier for people to learn about SourceCred. Contributions [Medium](https://medium.com/) exists and is working. @decentralion created the [SourceCred Medium blog](https://medium.com/sourcecred). @burrrata Created [this Artifact for the SourceCred Medium blog](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/medium-blog/484) and then all the Initiatives that contributed to it. References

  

# References

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# Contributions

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[https://medium.com/sourcecred/exploring-subjectivity-in-algorithms-5d8bf1c91714](https://medium.com/sourcecred/exploring-subjectivity-in-algorithms-5d8bf1c91714)