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Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You’re Missing. Written
Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You’re Missing
Written by Joyce Grant • Illustrated by Jan Dolby
We are all in an information bubble, 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.
Every time we click on something, the internet’s algorithms assume we like it—and give us more and more of the same. And inside our bubble, we gradually lose sight of points of view that are different from our own. This engaging and insightful book helps kids recognize their bubble, think critically about everything they see online, and understand how their bubble limits their perspective and stops them from expanding their worldview.
48 pages • 8.5 x 9.5 • Ages 8–12
INTRODUCTION
What’s in My Bubble?
On the internet, when you click on things . . . you get more just like them.
Let’s say you really like cats. You watch a lot of cute cat videos. Cats climbing
curtains. Kittens snuggling babies. You send cat memes to your friends. You post
pictures of your own cat online. You’re thinking of becoming a vet.
But look at your friend. He likes dogs. He watches videos of dogs doing tricks.
He listens to podcasts about service dogs. He’s been begging his parents for
months for a puppy.
Now, what if the two of you switched phones? “What are all these dogs doing
here?” you wonder. And your friend wants to know why your phone is crawling
with cats!
You and your friend are each in a kind of bubble. An information bubble. Yours
is filled with cats, and your friend’s is full of dogs. Your cats rarely break into your
friend’s bubble. And you hardly ever get dog videos in yours.
How did this happen? And more important, how do you burst your bubble so
you can see all the animals—not just the dogs and not just the cats?
Now let's take it a step further. What if it’s not only dogs or only cats in your
bubble but, say, only people who have the same skin color as you? Or only people
who think exactly like you do? An information bubble can be filled with anything you
like or share on social media. Music. TV shows. The city or country you live in. Your
hobbies. Whatever you click on, watch, share, or like . . . you will get more just like it.
That’s what this book is about. It’s about noticing that our online world
often prevents us from seeing things outside our comfort zone. It’s about
understanding why that might not always be a good thing. Most important,
it’s about how we can work around the technology, to see and embrace things
that are outside our bubbles.
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