Of human lies and digital truths

Everybody Lies

Big Data, New Data and what the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 

Dey Street Books

352 pages; Rs 884

In an age where data holds the compass to our progress, it is vital for us to understand how it works. This book is for anyone who is curious about how people tick. Funnily, although this book is about Big Data, author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz consciously refrains from defining the term. Instead, its many facets are revealed.

Everybody Lies takes the reader through the powers of Big Data, its uses and shortcomings, and finally, those