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What We Ask Google
A Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankind
Book • 2026
Simon Rogers uses aggregated Google search data to tell stories about humanity, revealing common fears, curiosities, and acts of kindness reflected in queries.
The book analyzes trends and patterns to show how ordinary searches map to larger social behaviors, from grief and caregiving to everyday how-tos.
By combining data analysis with narrative, it highlights hopeful signals—people searching to help others—alongside ephemeral, culturally specific moments.
Rogers emphasizes that search queries are a raw, honest expression of private concerns and collective interests, offering a unique lens on modern life.
The work is both a data-driven chronicle and an invitation to view search behavior as a mirror of our shared humanity.
The book analyzes trends and patterns to show how ordinary searches map to larger social behaviors, from grief and caregiving to everyday how-tos.
By combining data analysis with narrative, it highlights hopeful signals—people searching to help others—alongside ephemeral, culturally specific moments.
Rogers emphasizes that search queries are a raw, honest expression of private concerns and collective interests, offering a unique lens on modern life.
The work is both a data-driven chronicle and an invitation to view search behavior as a mirror of our shared humanity.
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Carl Miller
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What Do We Ask Google, and What Does It Tell Us About Human Nature? With Simon Rogers
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Mike Carruthers
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The Science of Getting Lucky & What People Secretly Google
