Everybody Lies

This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 11th July 2017 Forget what you thought polls could tell you – our Google searches and other online behaviour reveal our true selves. Welcome to the biggest and most accurate dataset in human history. Harvard-trained economist and former Google data scientist, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s analysis of our digital footprint reveals that much of what we think we know about ourselves is simply wrong. The reason is simple – we all lie – to our doctors, in surveys, on social media, and even to ourselves; but less so, when sat in front of our keyboards searching for information online. This data exposes our deepest desires, hopes, fears and prejudices, and our conscious and unconscious decision-making, in a way that less than twenty years ago would have been unfathomable. Hailed as the heir to Freakonomics, Stephens-Davidowitz’s groundbreaking research will change the way you think about everything. Speakers: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, Writer and Former Google Data Scientist Rowan Conway, Director of Innovation and Development, RSA Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2017/07/everybody-lies