Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
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Introduction
Speaking of Psychology is a podcast that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life. This week Kim Mills looks at why we get taken in by scam artists, fake news stories and Ponzi schemes. Are some people simply more gullible than others or can anyone be conned? What questions should you ask to figure out if it's too good to be true? How common is fraud in the worlds of business, science and elsewhere? And what can we do to protect ourselves and our wallets by spotting scammers before it's too late?
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