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Encore episode: Maria Konnikova on psychology, work, and why we all get conned
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English - May 19, 2017 04:01 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsNews Commentary News leadership finance business culture politics entrepreneur health interview entrepreneurship news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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.
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