Nigel Holmes illustrations animated by Rowland Holmes Nigel's illustrations for What We Ask Google are so alive and enticing, we wondered what they would look like as animations. So, here's a selection:

I’m heading back to the UK at the end of the month for my new book, What We Ask Google: A Surprisingly Hopeful Picture of Humankind. We’ll be diving into the world's biggest publicly available dataset to see what it tells us about who we really are. From the delightfully mundane questions we ask every day—millions of us still need the internet to remind us 'how to boil an egg'—to the profound ways we navigate grief and crisis, the data proves that we are never truly alone. I would absolutely love to catch up, see some familiar faces, and explore this data with you in person.

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It's Mother's Day this weekend in the US and I wrote a piece for Literary Hub exploring what turns out to be one of the most profoundly isolating experiences we go through as humans: grief.

It's Mother's Day this weekend in the US and I wrote a piece for Literary Hub exploring what turns out to be one of the most profoundly isolating experiences we go through as humans: grief.

A guide to walking, a look at the world’s Google searches and a deep dive into the secrets of our DNA are some of the topics tackled by the popular science books out this month

A Google data expert who analyzes billions of search queries reveals the most common and revealing questions people ask online. From basic life skills like to career searches, here's what these patter...

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From “how to calm a dog during a storm” to “how to help,” people’s online searches during crises reveal good things about the human spirit.

Simon Rogers – What We Ask Google: A Surprisingly Hopeful History Of Humankind The first thing you need to know about Simon Rogers is his admirable ability to write a book filled with data, f…

Bay Area friends! 🌉 I’m thrilled to be at Book Passage in San Francisco on May 6th to discuss my new book, WHAT WE ASK GOOGLE, with the incredible Clara Jeffery. We’ll be diving into what our search history reveals about us—the profound, the mundane, and everything in between. 📍 Save the date! Hope to see you there. Simon RogersIn conversation with Clara Jeffery What We Ask GoogleA Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankind Ferry Building StoreWed., May 6th, 2026 • 5:30 PM