Why are we so easy to fool?

Why are we humans so easily deceived? What are the tricks of the trade, and how can we train ourselves to be more aware of them? What does all this have to do with Theranos, forged letters, and the shell game? Although you presumably wouldn’t cheat a stranger out of all her money, there are people who would — so how can we beef up our immunity against deception? Join Eagleman with guests Christopher Chabris and Dan Simons to discuss their new book, Nobody’s Fool.

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Simons D J, Chabris C F (2023). Nobody’s Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It. Basic Books.

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