315 - May Contain Lies - Alex Edmans - You Are Not So Smart

Alex Edmans, a professor of finance at London Business School, tells us how to avoid the Ladder of Misinference by examining how narratives, statistics, and articles can mislead, especially when they align with our preconceived notions and confirm what we believe is true, assume is true, and wish were true.<a href="https://alexedmans.com">Alex Edmans </a><a href="https://alexedmans.com/books/">May Contain Lies</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpJx5VLQMxk">What to Test in a Post Trust World</a><a href="https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome">How Minds Change</a><a href="https://twitter.com/davidmcraney">David McRaney’s Twitter</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/davidmcraney.bsky.social">David McRaney’s BlueSky</a><a href="https://twitter.com/notsmartblog">YANSS Twitter</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/youarenotsosmart/">YANSS Facebook</a><a href="https://davidmcraney.substack.com/">Newsletter</a>...