248 Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, Everybody is Lying about their Sexual Preferences, Racism, and Sexism

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has used data from the internet -- particularly Google searches -- to get new insights into the human psyche.  

Seth has used Google searches to measure racism, self-induced abortion, depression, child abuse, hateful mobs, the science of humor, sexual preference, anxiety, son preference, and sexual insecurity, among many other topics.  

His book, Everybody Lies, describes his research and argues for social scientists to make greater use of internet data. It was a New York Times bestseller and received widespread media attention.

Book Recommendations
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't by Nate Silver
Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking) by Christian Rudder 
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner 

Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here.

Seth’s Challenge; Read a book per week for the next year.

Connect with Seth
Twitter
Website

If you liked this interview, check out my most popular episodes.


Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay