Everybody Lies

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Google was invented so that people could learn about the world, not so researchers could learn about people.

Areas that supported Trump in the largest numbers were those that made the most Google searches for “nigger.”

Kolmogorov-Smirnov test,

data tells us that in worse-off families, in worse-off communities, there are NBA-level talents who are not in the NBA. These men had the genes, had the ambition, but never developed the temperament to become basketball superstars.

Think of your own experience using Google. I am guessing you have upon occasion typed things into that search box that reveal a behavior or thought that you would hesitate to admit in polite company.

“Our communications market is rapidly moving [toward a situation where] people restrict themselves to their own points of view—liberals watching and reading mostly or only liberals; moderates, moderates; conservatives, conservatives; Neo-Nazis, Neo-Nazis.”

There is also some evidence from psychological experiments that subjects exposed to a violent film will report more anger and hostility,

The data shows that the hours between 2 and 4 A.M. are prime time for big questions: What is the meaning of consciousness? Does free will exist? Is there life on other planets?

Amazon uses something like a doppelganger search to suggest what books you might like. They see what people similar to you select and base their recommendations on that.