About the Book: What We Ask Google
Ever wondered what goes through other peoples minds their silly questions,
their inner anxieties, hopes and dreams? In What We Ask Google, Simon Rogers
explores insights from the worlds biggest dataset: an epic snapshot, two decades
long and counting, of our collective brain. What it reveals about us might
surprise you.
Every June, for instance, the UK sees a spike in searches for 'how to help a
bee. Reassuringly, people consistently want to know, 'How often can you donate
plasma? And despite superficial differences (such as the deeply divided world
map of cat people vs dog people),