Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD
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From Ponzi schemes to e-mail phishing identity thieves, the world can seem full of people who want to deceive us. Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD, co-authors of the \\u201cNobody\\u2019s Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It,\\u201d talk about the cognitive habits that put us at risk of believing lies; famous frauds and cons from the worlds of business, science and competitive chess; and what you can do to protect yourself, and your wallet, by spotting scammers before it\\u2019s too late.
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