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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Steven Pinker, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
3.82 AVERAGE
664 reviews for:
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Steven Pinker, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
3.82 AVERAGE
I think this book can be viewed either as a disturbing insight into the mental state of mostly U.S internet users or a disgusting puff piece for the technologies that the huge corporations are spying us with.
A brief review (thanks to Bjork):
If you ever get close to a human
And human behavior
Be ready, be ready to get confused
If you ever get close to a human
And human behavior
Be ready, be ready to get confused
informative
reflective
medium-paced
medium-paced
this book totally altered my career plans & made me realize that i really want to go into stats/data science & it was v engaging & interesting so overall prob a 4.5/5 but would definitely recommend, even if you don’t think you’ll be interested in the material!!!
funny
informative
fast-paced
This is one of the most fascinating books I've read this year. Data gathered from Google searches and online behavior gives us a much clearer picture of what people think—far beyond what a survey, interview, or social media profile can. Everyone wants to present their best self to the outside world, even in anonymous surveys, but their private online searches show a different story than what they may tell their neighbors, social media followers, or their doctor.
Everybody Lies is very accessible and entertaining. If you are able to memorize it (not that you should), you'll be a walking fun fact bank, ready to charm your family and friends with trivia such as "watching violent movies decreases violence" and "when men google tips on oral sex, 50% of the time they are not searching how to please their partner, but how to perform it on themselves" (#science). This covers a wide range of topics including politics, race, racism's role in Obama and Trump's presidencies, human sexuality, utilization of big data in the medical industry, and the ethical gray areas of big data. It's a bit disorganized and jumps between topics and data sets, but that's fine for a high level overview, especially when the applications of big data are SO broad. You can't read this without learning something.
Everybody Lies is very accessible and entertaining. If you are able to memorize it (not that you should), you'll be a walking fun fact bank, ready to charm your family and friends with trivia such as "watching violent movies decreases violence" and "when men google tips on oral sex, 50% of the time they are not searching how to please their partner, but how to perform it on themselves" (#science). This covers a wide range of topics including politics, race, racism's role in Obama and Trump's presidencies, human sexuality, utilization of big data in the medical industry, and the ethical gray areas of big data. It's a bit disorganized and jumps between topics and data sets, but that's fine for a high level overview, especially when the applications of big data are SO broad. You can't read this without learning something.
informative
fast-paced