[INTERVIEW] Are You More Honest with Google or Your friends? With Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
The truth is we divulge more information to Google that we do to our friends, our family or even our doctors. Our social media persona can paint a very different picture to what we secretly search for on Google. So what do search trends in Google tell us about ourselves and our society? Does it matter that we are different on Google than in person?
Author of bestseller Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, tells us how data can unlock the keys to happier relationships and even how to better parent our children.
Topics We Discuss with Seth:
(3:15) Welcome and speed round questions.
(12:53) Are people more honest with Google or with their friends?
(16:01) The juxtaposition between our social media presence and our Google searches.
(21:03) Does everybody really lie?
(26:06) Why people lie about sex.
(30:00) Why your children’s outcome is affected by your location.
(36:37) Using more data and less intuition to make decisions.
(44:28) The data to use and not to use for successful dating.
(47:57) What age do we get hooked on music?
(54:10) Do people lie about music?
Join us for our follow-on discussion in Episode 245 where Kurt and Tim have a Grooving Session on what they have talked about with Seth: the effect of context with honesty, tips for successful dating and the influences surrounding our children.
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[INTERVIEW] Are You More Honest with Google or Your friends? With Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
LINKS
Behavioral Grooves new website: www.behavioralgrooves.com
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz: http://sethsd.com/
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz: “Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are”: https://amzn.to/32ULlgD
The Myth of the “Relationship Spark” with Logan Ury (featuring a guest appearance by Christina Gravert, PhD): https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/relationship-spark-logan-ury/
Dan Ariely, “Let Me Come Right Out and Say It: You Cheat”: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/let-me-come-right-out-and-say-it-you-cheat/
Bernie Madoff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff
Shankar Vedantam, “Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain”: https://amzn.to/2PUkzlv
Raj Chetty: http://www.rajchetty.com/
Dan Levitin, “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession”: https://amzn.to/3C45iSh
Episode 171: Self Control, Belonging, and Why Your Most Dedicated Employees Are the Ones To Watch Out For with Roy Baumeister https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/self-control-belonging-and-why-your-most-dedicated-employees-are-the-ones-to-watch-out-for-with-roy-baumeister/
Episode 220: How Do You Become Influential? Jon Levy Reveals His Surprising Secrets: https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/how-to-be-influential-jon-levy/
Moneyball movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball_(film)
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, “The Songs That Bind”: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/favorite-songs.html
Episode 219: Why Music Makes You Feel Better with Pablo Ripollés and Ernest Mas Herrero: https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/why-music-makes-you-feel-better/
Elizabeth Ki, Behavioral Scientist at Spotify: http://elizabethdkim.com/
Episode 218: Share, Like, Comment: Sandra Matz PhD Exposes The Truth Behind your Digital Footprint: https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/your-digital-footprint/