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<b>Alex Edmans</b> is Professor of Finance at London Business School. His TED talk 'What to Trust in a Post-Truth World' has been viewed 2 million times. He has also spoken at Davos and Google. In 2013 he was awarded tenure at The Wharton School and in 2021 was named MBA Professor of the Year by Poets and Quants. Edmans writes regularly for the <i>Wall Street Journal Financial Times </i>and <i>Harvard Business Review</i>. His first book <i>Grow the Pie </i>(Cambridge University Press) was a <i>Financial Times </i>Book of the Year. <p><b>A ground-breaking book that reveals why our human biases effect the way we receive and interpret information</b><br><br>Our lives are minefields of misinformation. Stories statistics and studies lie to us on a daily basis. Not only this but as Professor Alex Edmans reveals our brains lie to us too. He argues that we need to acknowledge and understand the role that our own human biases play in interpreting and digesting the information that we consume. It's only when we do that we can actively resist being manipulated and make informed decisions that improve our lives.</p> <b>A powerful and punchy explanation of why misinformation is a problem that affects us all </b>- be that in finance politics media business or anywhere else. Edmans offers <b>clear ideas about how the counter this</b> not just in our own lives but also across society as a whole. <b>Timely and very provocative!</b> <b>A masterpiece! A must-read book that is both a delight to consume and sure to improve the quality of your thinking. </b>We all want to know how to avoid biased decisions and draw more accurate conclusions. Edmans offers<b> a riveting read that will help you dodge common mistakes </b>and more successfully analyze evidence