How Stories, Statistics and Studies Exploit Our Biases - And What We Can Do About It
In this book, Alex Edmans offers insight into how human biases affect our interpretation of stories, statistics, and studies. It helps readers recognize these misdirections and think critically about the information that reaches them.
Product description
Alex Edmans, a professor at London Business School, explains in this book why our cognitive biases contribute to the spread of misinformation. With engaging examples, from health claims to economic disasters, he shows how facts and evidence are often confused. The book highlights the importance of understanding the connections between statistics and the science of cause and effect. 'May Contain Lies' is a valuable guide for anyone who wants to learn how to deal with information and reliably assess facts.
Product information
- Author: Alex Edmans
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint: Penguin Business
- Publication date: 25 April 2024
- Number of pages: 336
- ISBN: 9780241630167
- Topic: Popular psychology
- BISAC: SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General
About the author
Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School. He is known for his TED talk “What to Trust in a Post-Truth World” and regularly writes for, among others, the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. His previous book Grow the Pie was recognized by the Financial Times as Book of the Year.