Christopher Chabris Bücher

Von Phishing-Mails über Schneeballsysteme bis hin zu Fake News – tagtäglich werden wir mit Täuschungen oder Betrug konfrontiert. Gerade in unserer heutigen Zeit wird es für uns immer schwieriger, Wahrheit von Fälschung zu unterscheiden. Die Psychologen und Bestsellerautoren Daniel Simons und Christopher Chabris beschreiben in diesem Buch unsere wichtigsten Denkmuster, die uns zwar den Alltag erleichtern, uns aber auch höchst anfällig dafür machen, Täuschungen auf den Leim zu gehen. Anhand spektakulärer echter Betrugsfälle zeigen sie, wie es uns gelingt, Irreführung, Schwindeleien und perfide Betrugsmaschen zu erkennen und uns vor ihnen zu schützen, bevor es zu spät ist. Das Buch gibt spannende Einblicke in die menschliche Psyche und ist ein Muss für alle, die sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen wollen.

A series of stories and scientific findings to explore why the mind does not function the way people perceive, revealing how our intuitions often get us into trouble

Two New York Times-bestselling psychologists explain the science of cons--and how we can avoid them From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody's Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris show us how to avoid being taken in. They describe the key habits of thinking and reasoning that serve us well most of the time but make us vulnerable--like our tendency to accept what we see, stick to our commitments, and value precision and consistency. Each chapter illustrates their new take on the science of deception, describing scams you've never heard of, and shedding new light on some you have. Simons and Chabris provide memorable maxims and practical tools you can use to spot deception before it's too late. Informative, illuminating, and entertaining, Nobody's Fool will protect us from charlatans in all their forms--and delight us along the way.

Reading this book will make you less sure of yourself—and that’s a good thing. Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of a renowned psychological experiment, use compelling stories and surprising scientific findings to reveal a crucial truth: Our minds don’t function as we believe. We think we perceive ourselves and the world accurately, yet we overlook much. Time and again, we assume we experience reality as it is, but our thoughts are riddled with everyday illusions. We establish traffic laws and build criminal cases based on the belief that people will notice unusual occurrences right before them. We confidently recall our whereabouts on 9/11, mistakenly believing that vivid memories are etched in our minds with perfect clarity. Society invests billions in brain-training devices, drawn by the allure of quick fixes and effortless self-improvement. This book uncovers the many ways our intuitions mislead us, but it goes beyond merely cataloging human shortcomings. Chabris and Simons elucidate why we fall prey to these illusions and offer strategies to shield ourselves from their impact. Ultimately, it provides insight into our minds, allowing us to penetrate the veil of illusions that obscure our thoughts and enabling clearer thinking for perhaps the first time.