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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Data Scientist, Author

Seth Stephens Davidowitz is an American data scientist, author, and former Google data scientist. His book Everybody Lies uses internet search data to reveal what people truly think, want, and do when they believe nobody is watching.

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Books by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Everybody Lies

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

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Stephens-Davidowitz argues that search data reveals truths about behaviour that surveys miss. What people type into Google, about prejudice, desire, and anxiety, is more honest than what they say aloud.

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Most Recommended by Seth

The books Seth Stephens-Davidowitz references, cites, and recommends most frequently.

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

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Kahneman reveals that our minds run on two systems: fast intuition and slow deliberation. Most errors in judgement come from trusting System 1 when the situation demands System 2's careful analysis.

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Influence by Robert Cialdini

Influence

by Robert Cialdini

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Cialdini identifies six universal principles of persuasion: reciprocity, commitment, social proof, authority, liking, and scarcity. Understanding these triggers explains why we say yes, and how others get us to comply.

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Who Seth draws from, and who draws from Seth — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.

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