May Contain Lies
How Stories, Statistics and Studies Exploit Our Biases - and What We Can Do About It
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Alex Edmans
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Alex Edmans
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A ground-breaking book that reveals why our human biases effect the way we receive and interpret information
Our lives are minefields of misinformation. Stories, statistics and studies lie to us on a daily basis. Not only this but, as Professor Alex Edmans reveals, our brains lie to us too. He argues that we need to acknowledge and understand the role that our own human biases play in interpreting and digesting the information that we consume. It's only when we do, that we can actively resist being manipulated, and make informed decisions that improve our lives.
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- Chris S.
- 06-10-24
Well researched
Some of the 10000 hours debunking has appeared in a number of other books, but some of the other case studies were genuinely new to me. Well worth reading, even if takes a bit of effort
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- Anonymous User
- 13-12-24
Thought provoking
I really enjoyed this book; it lead me to question a lot of the data-to-decisions frameworks that I used to treat as gospel. It is written in a very accessible way, which kept me engaged, even when covering some heavy topics.
Having finished “may contain lies” , I once again feel that the more I learn, the less I realise that I know. Will need to read a couple of thrillers about loose cannon cops on the edge, before I pick up something that challenges my world view again!
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- J.Williams
- 27-09-24
Wonderfully simple
Edmans draws on his wealth of professional and personal experience to help you see how easily we can be misled or mislead ourselves!!! Simple language and everyday situations from raising children, chess, sports and music made this book an easy listen when the topic could easily have been presented in a dry or abstract way. I particularly liked how he used his own preferences and biases to reveal how easily we can accept something. I’d like to read more of this author.
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