Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - Book Summary - Abbey Beathan
(Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book.)
The uncountable amount of data we have so far is more than enough to tell us about who we are.
Human beings searching the internet amass an average amount of eight trillion gigabytes of data per day. This is an unprecedented amount of data that tells us a lot about the human psyche. Information that 20 years ago would have been impossible to obtain, is now obtainable. We live in a crazy age and discovering about our tendencies, patterns and behaviour, is a great initiative to fully comprehend human nature. That's the objective that Everybody Lies wants to accomplish..
(Note: This summary is wholly written and published by Abbey Beathan. It is not affiliated with the original author in any way)
"The next Freud will be a data scientist. The next Marx will be a data scientist. The next Salk might very well be a data scientist." - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Everybody Lies offers a unique insight to the human kind revealing surprising facts about us, all of them drawn from the vast world of big data. Do you know the percentage of white voters who didn't root for Obama because he was black? Or if the majority of parents prefer boys over girls? You'll find the answers to those questions and much more.
Peek into the human mind and discover their deepest secrets and tendencies. Witness our nature in the most precise way possible.
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