Google’s year in search finds people ready to take action

Although, it’s difficult to chalk 2017 up as anything other than a lousy year, we can find some solace in the well-meaning “how” queries sent Google’s way. Aside from an increase in political mobilization (as evidenced in the popularity of “how to make a protest sign?”), we were asking “how to help?” more than ever. Spurred by natural disasters (like the California wildfires), people also looked