A review by tygaribay
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us about Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

5.0

this was my first ever audiobook. i had always felt that i would not enjoy just listening to a book, but i have been spending more time driving these days, so i gave it a shot and it works pretty well, at least for non-fiction. not sure if i could handle a novel this way, but now i will be able to knock out around an extra book a month. cool!

now, on to the book itself. it was simply fascinating. the author has applied "big data" to a wide range of interesting questions. he got access to Google search history for many years, and Pornhub's search and play history...very interesting... kind of yucky. the most relevant tidbit has to do with why Trump won the election, but i will make you read the book to find out what this is... you will enjoy it if you like Freakonomics. highly recommended.