Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You’re Missing

For ages: 8 to 12
Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook
Publisher: Owlkids Books

On the internet, whatever you click, like or share you get more of.

If you like sports, you’ll get more sports. If you like dinosaurs, you’ll get T-rexes and Allosauruses galore. Pretty soon, those topics start to edge out other things until your online view becomes narrow and limited.

You’re in a bubble! An information bubble that’s filled with all the things you like (or that the algorithms assume you like) but which blocks you from accessing different people, experiences and points of view.

This book helps young people–and adults!–recognize their information bubble and find ways to break out of it, to embrace the world and see what they’re missing.

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More about this book

An engaging, accessible look at internet algorithms and the importance of bursting your information bubble

We are all in information bubbles, whether we realize it or not. The content that fills our bubble is the product of all the likes, clicks, and shares we make online. While we may enjoy what the algorithm pushes to us, we can gradually lose sight of perspectives and points of view that are different from our own.

In seven chapters, readers will learn what algorithms are, why they are used, and what influences someone’s information bubble both online and in real life. Sidebars offer additional context, and fun activities allow readers to understand concepts in real time.

Written in an approachable tone with fun, dynamic illustrations, Burst Your Bubble provides insight into the dangers of limited information and offers tangible suggestions on how to move beyond it.

End matter features a glossary, an author’s note, sources and an index. Illustrated by Jan Dolby. Edited by Jennifer Stokes and designed by Elisa Gutierrez, Owlkids Books.

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