What We Ask Google

<p>Our very own Simon Rogers is coming out with a book on May 5th! It’s called “What We Ask Google: A Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankind.” Scott and Alberto got a chance to ask him all about the research and writing process, as well as what Simon hopes people take away from the book. You can preorder it now on the <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798252/what-we-ask-google-by-simon-rogers/"><u>Penguin Random House website</u></a>, or wherever you get your books.<br>Work mentioned in the episode:</p><ul><li><p><a href="http://trends.google.com"><u>trends.google.com</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://simonrogers.net/2026/01/07/new-pages-from-what-we-ask-google/"><u>Some of the book illustrations on Simon’s website</u></a></p></li></ul><p>The⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠music this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ was made with⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ <a href="https://datavized.github.io/twotone/"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠TwoTone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a>, an app that turns numbers into tunes. The Data Journalism Podcast is produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman. Do you have a new data-driven story or project coming up? Tell us about it at <a href="mailto:datajournalismpodcast@gmail.com"><u>⁠⁠datajournalismpodcast@gmail.com</u></a>⁠⁠, and we might feature it on the show. Subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode!</p>