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'''Seth Isaac Stephens-Davidowitz''' (born September 15, 1982)<ref name="cv">{{cite web |title=Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Curriculum Vitae |url=http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~sstephen/cv.pdf |website=Harvard University Department of Economics |accessdate=5 February 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131045716/http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~sstephen/cv.pdf |archivedate=31 January 2012}}</ref> is an American data scientist, economist, and author. He is a ''[[New York Times]]'' [[op-ed]] contributor and a former data scientist at [[Google, Inc.]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shermer |first1=Michael |title=Web Searches Reveal (in Aggregate) What We’re Really Thinking |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/web-searches-reveal-in-aggregate-what-were-really-thinking/ |website=Scientific American |accessdate=5 February 2019 |date=1 June 2018}}</ref> He has published research using [[Google Trends]] search data, as well as data from [[Wikipedia]] and [[Facebook]], to gain real-time insights into people's thoughts and beliefs that they may be unwilling to admit publicly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Illing |first1=Sean |title=Persuasive proof that America is full of racist and selfish people |url=https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/6/13/15768622/facebook-google-racism-social-media-seth-everybody-lies |website=Vox |accessdate=5 February 2019 |date=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stein |first1=Joel |title=That Time an Algorithm Whisperer Took Me to the Heart of Darkness |url=http://time.com/4819577/algorithm-whisperer-took-me-to-heart-of-darkness/ |website=Time |accessdate=5 February 2019 |language=en |date=15 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ell |first1=Kellie |title=Users don't seem to mind Google has more data than Facebook. |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/24/users-dont-seem-to-mind-google-has-more-data-than-facebook.html |accessdate=5 February 2019 |work=CNBC |date=24 April 2018}}</ref> His book ''Everybody Lies'' was published by [[HarperCollins]] in 2017. The book subsequently became a ''New York Times'' bestseller, and was named a book of the year by both [[PBS NewsHour]] and ''[[the Economist]]''.<ref name="sethsd"/>
'''Seth Isaac Stephens-Davidowitz''' (born September 15, 1982)<ref name="cv">{{cite web |title=Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Curriculum Vitae |url=http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~sstephen/cv.pdf |website=Harvard University Department of Economics |accessdate=5 February 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131045716/http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~sstephen/cv.pdf |archivedate=31 January 2012}}</ref> is an American data scientist, economist, and author. He is a ''[[New York Times]]'' [[op-ed]] contributor and a former data scientist at [[Google]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shermer |first1=Michael |title=Web Searches Reveal (in Aggregate) What We’re Really Thinking |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/web-searches-reveal-in-aggregate-what-were-really-thinking/ |website=Scientific American |accessdate=5 February 2019 |date=1 June 2018}}</ref> He has published research using [[Google Trends]] search data, as well as data from [[Wikipedia]] and [[Facebook]], to gain real-time insights into people's thoughts and beliefs that they may be unwilling to admit publicly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Illing |first1=Sean |title=Persuasive proof that America is full of racist and selfish people |url=https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/6/13/15768622/facebook-google-racism-social-media-seth-everybody-lies |website=Vox |accessdate=5 February 2019 |date=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stein |first1=Joel |title=That Time an Algorithm Whisperer Took Me to the Heart of Darkness |url=http://time.com/4819577/algorithm-whisperer-took-me-to-heart-of-darkness/ |website=Time |accessdate=5 February 2019 |language=en |date=15 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ell |first1=Kellie |title=Users don't seem to mind Google has more data than Facebook. |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/24/users-dont-seem-to-mind-google-has-more-data-than-facebook.html |accessdate=5 February 2019 |work=CNBC |date=24 April 2018}}</ref> His book ''Everybody Lies'' was published by [[HarperCollins]] in 2017. The book subsequently became a ''New York Times'' bestseller, and was named a book of the year by both [[PBS NewsHour]] and ''[[the Economist]]''.<ref name="sethsd"/>


==Biography==
==Biography==

Revision as of 00:43, 6 February 2019

Seth Isaac Stephens-Davidowitz (born September 15, 1982)[1] is an American data scientist, economist, and author. He is a New York Times op-ed contributor and a former data scientist at Google.[2] He has published research using Google Trends search data, as well as data from Wikipedia and Facebook, to gain real-time insights into people's thoughts and beliefs that they may be unwilling to admit publicly.[3][4][5] His book Everybody Lies was published by HarperCollins in 2017. The book subsequently became a New York Times bestseller, and was named a book of the year by both PBS NewsHour and the Economist.[6]

Biography

Stephens-Davidowitz was born on September 15, 1982 in Englewood, New Jersey,[1] to Esther Davidowitz and Mitchell Stephens.[7] He grew up in Alpine, New Jersey, and attended Tenafly High School in Tenafly, graduating in 1999.[8] He went on to earn his B.A. from Stanford University before enrolling at Harvard University, where he received a Ph.D. in economics in 2013.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Harvard University Department of Economics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ Shermer, Michael (1 June 2018). "Web Searches Reveal (in Aggregate) What We're Really Thinking". Scientific American. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ Illing, Sean (13 June 2017). "Persuasive proof that America is full of racist and selfish people". Vox. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ Stein, Joel (15 June 2017). "That Time an Algorithm Whisperer Took Me to the Heart of Darkness". Time. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ Ell, Kellie (24 April 2018). "Users don't seem to mind Google has more data than Facebook". CNBC. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Seth Stephens-Davidowitz". Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth (2013). Essays Using Google Data (Ph.D.). Harvard University. p. viii. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. ^ Palmer, Joanne (15 February 2018). "Big data is watching you". Jewish Standard. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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