What We Ask Google. A surprisingly hopeful picture of humankind

'This view from the other side of the search box is both charming and insightful, tapping into a deep well of curiosity.' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up Ever wondered what goes through other people’s minds – our silly questions, inner anxieties, hopes and dreams? In this hopeful and insightful book, Google Data Editor Simon Rogers explores insights from the world's biggest dataset: an epic snapshot, two decades long and counting, of our collective brain. What it reveals about us might surprise you. * In June the UK sees a spike in searches for ‘how to help a bee’ * London is the top place on earth searching for 'tell the time drunk' * Around the world, it’s 2am when parents want to know how to get their baby to sleep * Searches for 'how to help' are at an all-time high