Everybody lies
summary
Uses Google search logs and Google Trends to compare real behavior with surveys, finds multiple concrete surprises: horse racing success ties to left ventricle 99.6th percentile (American Pharoah), self‑reporting overstates voting and sex (surveys imply 1.1–1.6 billion condoms vs 600 million condoms sold), search volume predicts turnout and suicide and maps explicit racist searches that predict Trump support, and minute‑by‑minute searches show certain messages (e.g. “Muslim athletes”) can reduce hateful queries.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Start
- 0:33American Pharoah
- 4:53Does Horse Poop Size Predict Horse Racing Success
- 12:14Social Desirability Bias
- 13:52Research on Sexual Behavior
- 26:58Racism
- 40:57Social Media Posts
- 47:28Is My Husband Gay
- 51:47San Bernardino Attack
- 54:22Optimistic Conclusion
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