Book · 2011 · Psychology
A Billion Wicked Thoughts
What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships
Why people recommend it
A Billion Wicked Thoughts by Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam is a fascinating psychological investigation written by former Google engineers who analyzed massive amounts of online data and pornography consumption to decode the fundamental differences underlying male and female desires. The book has been discussed extensively by psychologist Jordan Peterson across multiple episodes of his media platforms. During an appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Peterson enthusiastically recommended the work, praising the authors for conducting a remarkably good and rigorous study of human fantasy and behavior. Peterson returned to the insights of the book during an episode of The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast featuring guest Jamie Wheal, referencing the Google engineers' landmark digital research to illustrate recurring narrative patterns in female romantic and pornographic media, noting that the canonical hero figures frequently span archetypes like vampires, werewolves, pirates, billionaires, and surgeons. Across these platforms, Peterson utilized the findings of the book to explore the deeper evolutionary and psychological architecture governing human sexual fantasy, demonstrating how rigorous big-data analysis can illuminate the complex, underlying mechanics of human desire and cultural archetypes.
Who recommended it
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Jordan Peterson — 1 mention
“They wrote a great book called "A Billion Wicked Thoughts," which I really like, it's a very good book.”
Jordan B. Peterson — 1 mention
“so that while the standard character the Google Engineers mapped this when they were looking at pornography use online in a very good book called a billion Wicked thoughts the canonical hero of female pornography is vampire werewolf pirate billionaire surgeon”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Notes from Underground
- Angela's Ashes
- Demons
- Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil
- Recapture the Rapture
- Strange Rites
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“a billion Wicked lies a billion Wicked thoughts”