Head in the Cloud: Dispatches from a Post-Fact World

By: William Poundstone

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Synopsis: Never before have we had so much information at our fingertips. You might think that we are better-informed than ever, but there&’s one thing we can&’t ask Google: &‘What should I be googling?&’ The way we consume information in the digital age has been blamed for driving political polarisation and leaving us unable to agree on basic facts. It&’s also making us stupider. Personalised news feeds and social media echo chambers narrow our potential knowledge base. By now, we don&’t even know what we don&’t know. In Head in the Cloud, William Poundstone investigates the true worth of knowledge. An entertaining manifesto underpinned by big data analysis and illustrated by eye-opening anecdotes, it reveals the surprising benefits of broadening your horizons and provides an unnerving look at the consequences of being ill-informed.