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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is an American data scientist, economist, and author known for his work analyzing big data to understand human behavior. He previously worked as a data scientist at Google and has written for The New York Times.
Known for: Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life
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Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life
In this book, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz explores how data can reveal surprising truths about human behavior and decision-making. Drawing on large-scale datasets, he challenges common intuitions about success, happiness, and relationships, showing that our instincts often mislead us. The author uses empirical evidence to guide readers toward smarter choices in life, career, and love.
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The Myth of Gut Instinct
We like to imagine that intuition is a form of wisdom—that spontaneous, unspoken understanding that cuts through complexity. But when we look at data on human decision-making, intuition is rarely a reliable guide. Behavioral science shows again and again that our mental heuristics evolved for surviv...
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Data as a Mirror of Human Behavior
Data has a power that stories alone lack: it reflects people as they are, not as they wish to appear. When you analyze anonymized web searches, survey data, or behavior from tens of millions of users, you glimpse the true impulses of humanity. People might tell pollsters they don’t care about status...
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About Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is an American data scientist, economist, and author known for his work analyzing big data to understand human behavior. He previously worked as a data scientist at Google and has written for The New York Times. His research focuses on how data can uncover hidden patterns in...
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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is an American data scientist, economist, and author known for his work analyzing big data to understand human behavior. He previously worked as a data scientist at Google and has written for The New York Times. His research focuses on how data can uncover hidden patterns in...
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is an American data scientist, economist, and author known for his work analyzing big data to understand human behavior. He previously worked as a data scientist at Google and has written for The New York Times. His research focuses on how data can uncover hidden patterns in society.
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