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New Book: May Contain Lies
I'm delighted to announce my new book, "May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases � And What We Can Do About It", which Penguin Random House will be publishing in April. Here's the blurb:
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Our lives are minefields of misinformation. It ripples through our social media feeds, our daily headlines, and the pronouncements of politicians, business leaders, and best-sell Read more of this blog post »
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Our lives are minefields of misinformation. It ripples through our social media feeds, our daily headlines, and the pronouncements of politicians, business leaders, and best-sell Read more of this blog post »
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