Books like Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
12 books with a reading profile close to Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. Outward-looking; a moderate read.
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths explain how mathematical principles used in computer science apply to human dilemmas.
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Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Chris van Tulleken examines the rise of Ultra-Processed People (UPP) and the industrial manufacturing methods that create substances designed for overconsumption.
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The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Alan Weisman presents a thought experiment regarding the physical fate of the Earth following the sudden disappearance of the human race.
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
David Wallace-Wells argues that climate change is occurring much faster and with more devastating consequences than current political discourse suggests.
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Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Ben Goldacre dismantles the misuse of statistics and clinical evidence by nutritionists, pharmaceutical companies, and the mainstream media.
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The science of Game of thrones
by Helen Keen
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Helen Keen investigates the technical and historical realities behind George R.R.
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Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
David Sinclair proposes that aging is a treatable medical condition rather than an inevitable biological decay.
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
analytical, accessible
Jonathan Haidt argues that the sudden rise in adolescent mental illness beginning around 2010 resulted from a fundamental shift in the structure of childhood.
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Caroline Criado Perez details a persistent global phenomenon called the gender data gap, where the male body and lifestyle are treated as the human default.
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Steven D.
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
analytical, accessible
In Why We Sleep, neuroscientist Matthew Walker examines the biological functions of REM and NREM sleep and the consequences of their deficiency.
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Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
by Emily Oster
analytical, accessible
Emily Oster applies economic logic to early childhood hurdles, analyzing data on breastfeeding, sleep training, and vaccinations.
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