Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2020-01-16

Chris Williamson & Seth Stephens-Davidowitz: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #134

How Much Does Google Know About Me? - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - #134

2 books · With Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a former Data Scientist at Google and a writer. There are things which you write into Google which you have never told another person.

Chris Williamson discussed Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz and The Game by Neil Strauss.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Everybody Lies

    Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · at 2:42 · mentioned 2 times

    Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data-driven exploration of human behavior that reveals what people actually think, feel, and desire by analyzing anonymous internet search queries and big data.

    Discussed
    “so you wrote book codes everybody lies New York Times bestseller”
    Where to get it
  2. The Game

    Neil Strauss · at 35:38

    The Game by Neil Strauss is a non-fiction book that investigates the secretive subculture of pickup artists and dating strategy.

    Discussed
    “I wonder if I wonder if Neil Strauss could rewrite the game or could do like the game 2.0”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Everybody Lies
“and I analyze in everybody lies about the whole section where I analyze just porn up what people actually want”