May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases--And What We Can Do about It

Adam Grant's '8 New Idea Books to Start Spring' Next Big Idea Club's Must-Read Books for May 2024 'A wonderful litany of the myriad ways in which we can be deceived, and deceive ourselves.'--The Guardian 'Entertaining, thorough and full of current examples. . . . It's excellent.' --The Wall Street Journal How our biases cause us to fall for misinformation--and how to combat it. Our lives are minefields of misinformation. It ripples through our social media feeds, our daily headlines, and the pronouncements of politicians, executives, and authors. Stories, statistics, and studies are everywhere, allowing people to find evidence to support whatever position they want. Many of these sources are flawed, yet by playing on our emotions and preying on our biases, they can gain widespread acceptance, warp our views, and distort our decisions. In this eye-opening book, renowned economist Alex Edmans teaches us how to separate fact from fiction. Using colorful examples--from a wellness guru's