5.0

A book about big data from sources like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, etc., and the ways these new data sources can support current understandings, or completely up-end them.

Super interesting. The author does a good job showing the potential and pitfalls in big data. It's exciting to think about for curious people as a huge bulk of information that we're able to zoom in and try to answer questions like does showing violent movies increase crime on the streets ... or how do Americans hide their racism and where do they live (spoiler alert: if you think it's primarily in the American South, you'd be wrong)?

Since I was listening to the audiobook version, I missed out on seeing the charts and images being described, but it was easy enough to follow.