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Mentioned in 7 episodes

May Contain Lies

Book • 2024

Author

Alex Edmans

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Mentioned in 7 episodes

Recommended by

Phill Agnew

as one of the best books he read last year.

137 snips

Why most bestselling business books are BS

Recommended by

Benjamin Felix

, who enjoyed reading it and found the content to be really important.

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Episode 361: Alex Edmans - Finding "The Truth" in Economics, Finance, and Life

Outlines the Ladder of Mismference and ways we get fooled by misinformation.

63 snips

315 - May Contain Lies - Alex Edmans

Mentioned by

Phill Agnew

as a book addressing biases and misinformation.

49 snips

Can 10,000 hours of practice make you great?

Mentioned by

Tim Harford

as the main subject of the episode and written by the guest.

29 snips

How to spot a suspicious statistic

Recommended by

Tim Houlihan

for teaching how to separate fact from fiction.

11 snips

2024's Best Books to Transform Work, Life, and Thinking

Mentioned by

Alex Edmans

as his book that explores how stories, statistics, and studies exploit our biases.

Improve your critical thinking skills in just 6 minutes | Alex Edmans for Big Think+

Mentioned by

Kelly Paxton

as a recently released book by Alex Edmans, focusing on deception and misinformation.

Keep Fighting Fraud Anyways with Melody Bruns

Mentioned by

Alex Edmans

as a way to unpack why even the world’s smartest people fall into the trap of misinformation.

How to Get Better at Being Wrong

Recommended by

Jason Samons

as a helpful book about false inference and the ladder of inference.

The Value Perspective with Jason Samons

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