You May Also Like by Tom Vanderbilt Summary
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Why do you like what you like? Vanderbilt's New York Times bestseller explores the hidden psychology behind our preferences in this Kirkus Best Book of 2016. Discover the "hipster effect" and why algorithms know your taste better than you do.
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When Algorithms Think They Know You Better Than You Know Yourself
A man with frontotemporal dementia suddenly falls in love with Italian pop music-the same "mere noise" he'd dismissed his entire life. His neurological condition rewired his aesthetic preferences overnight. If brain chemistry can transform our tastes so dramatically, how much do any of us truly understand about what we like and why? This question haunts our age of algorithmic recommendations, where Netflix suggests your next binge and Spotify curates your soundtrack. We've become accustomed to machines predicting our desires, yet the machinery of preference formation remains far more mysterious than the algorithms designed to exploit it. Our tastes appear deceptively straightforward but prove maddeningly complex upon examination. They're categorical (loving blue everywhere except on cars), contextual (red pants acceptable in Madrid but mortifying in Manhattan), and constructed (we invent reasons after choosing). Rarely are they truly inherited-children seldom share parental preferences despite identical genetics. Bottle-fed Germans unconsciously prefer ketchup containing vanillin found in infant formula, while breast-fed Germans favor regular ketchup. Neither group has any idea why. We labor under an illusion of authenticity, convinced we understand our preferences when we're often strangers to our own desires. Expert violinists, tested blindly, typically prefer new instruments to supposedly superior Stradivarius violins. Much of our preference behavior occurs in what psychologist Timothy Wilson calls the "adaptive unconscious"-yet we construct elaborate post-hoc explanations for feelings that seem authentically ours. Like Woody Allen's character strategically arranging intellectual books before a date, we perform our tastes as much for ourselves as for others.
The Gap Between What We Rate and What We Watch
The Sensory Symphony We Rarely Notice
The Mathematics of Measuring the Immeasurable
The Social Choreography of Opinion
The Unpredictable Evolution of What We Love
Finding Your Way Through the Taste Labyrinth
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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