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Two New York Times-bestselling psychologists explain the science of cons—and how we can avoid them
From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris show us how to avoid being taken in. They describe the key habits of thinking and reasoning that serve us well most of the time but make us vulnerable—like our tendency to accept what we see, stick to our commitments, and overvalue precision and consistency. Each chapter illustrates their new take on the science of deception, describing scams you’ve never heard of and shedding new light on some you have. Simons and Chabris provide memorable maxims and practical tools you can use to spot deception before it’s too late.
Informative, illuminating, and entertaining, Nobody’s Fool will protect us from charlatans in all their forms—and delight us along the way.
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“Simons and Chabris dig into a trove of scams…Replete with fascinating examples, including the 2022 FTX cryptocurrency collapse and the classic “Nigerian prince” email scam, this entry provides smart, succinct analyses based in solid cognitive science principles.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“America is awash in lies, liars, and scams as well as books denouncing them, and this is among the best…The authors present a delightful parade of fakery…Simons and Chabris prescribe easy, common-sense rules…An outstanding guide.”
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“Shows, in rich detail, that con artists around the world use strikingly similar tactics to ensnare their victims. Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris offer an engaging master class in how to foil purveyors of false promises.”
— Philip E. Tetlock, author of Superforecasting
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About the Authors
Christopher Chabris is a cognitive psychologist who has received numerous accolades for his research. Most notably, his “Gorillas in Our Midst” study reveals the dark side of our ability to pay attention and has quickly become one of the best-known experiments in all of psychology; it inspired a stage play and was even discussed by characters on the television series CSI. Chabris received his PhD from Harvard University and is currently a psychology professor at Union College in New York.
Daniel Simons is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Illinois, where he directs the Visual Cognition Laboratory. Christopher Chabris is a cognitive scientist who has taught at Union College and Harvard University.