Christian Rudder
Books by Christian Rudder
“Rudder is a mathematician and one of the co-founders of the dating site OkCupid. His book looks at what we can learn about human behaviour from analysing OkCupid data, as well as Big Data on social networks more broadly. Like his blog, it is full of graphs and charts that appeal to my inner math geek. For my purposes, the dating bits were the most fascinating, although sometimes disturbing.” Read more...
Mia Levitin, Journalist
Interviews where books by Christian Rudder were recommended
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Ars Amatoria, or The Art of Love
by Ovid, translated by Rolfe Humphries -
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From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-Century America
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Dataclysm: Love, Sex, Race, and Identity — What Our Online Lives Tell Us about Our Offline Selves
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Modern Romance: An Investigation
by Aziz Ansari -
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The Curious History of Dating: From Jane Austen to Tinder
by Nichi Hodgson
The best books on Dating, recommended by Mia Levitin
The best books on Dating, recommended by Mia Levitin
“Love,” wrote Ovid, “is no assignment for cowards.” Cultural critic Mia Levitin talks us through the history of seduction from the Classical era, through ballroom dancing, calling cards and into the present age of swiping on our mobile phones. Here she recommends five of the best books for those braving the modern dating scene.
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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
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The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands
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A Billion Wicked Thoughts
by Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam -
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Dataclysm: Love, Sex, Race, and Identity — What Our Online Lives Tell Us about Our Offline Selves
by Christian Rudder -
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Nudge
by Cass Sunstein & Richard Thaler
The best books on Health and the Internet, recommended by Elad Yom-Tov
The best books on Health and the Internet, recommended by Elad Yom-Tov
A quick search of your symptoms on the internet may lead to an acute case of ‘cyberchondria.’ But it may also provide data which will improve health and even save lives. Elad Yom-Tov, the author of Crowdsourced Health, recommends books showing how internet data and data science can provide exciting new ways of conducting health and medical research.
