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Maria Konnikova on psychology, work, and why we all get conned
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73 minutes
Released:
Jun 6, 2016
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Maria Konnikova, a writer and author of “The Confidence Game: Why We Fall For It… Every Time” talks to host Cardiff Garcia about her work and the challenge of judging the quality of social-science research. The two also discuss big data, open-plan offices, sleep and the psychological effects of pornography. Maria also describes the methods and traits of con artists, and explains why everyone is susceptible to being a victim. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jun 6, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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