there can be comfort in knowing that you are not alone in your insecurities and embarrassing behavior.

Americans, for instance, search for “porn” more than they search for “weather.”

you have to be open and flexible in determining what counts as data.

Among all searches with “how to” related to breasts, about 20 percent ask how to get rid of man breasts.

Plenty of basic, sub-profound questions lurk in other minds, too.

In other words, people’s search for information is, in itself, information.

“Never compare your Google searches to everyone else’s social media posts.”

I suppose you could call it progress that many people today feel they will be judged if they admit they judge other people based on their ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religion. But many Americans still do.

For a data scientist, a fresh and original perspective can pay off.