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Nobody's Fool

Why We Get Taken In And What We Can Do About It

Join us on Zoom. Learn how deception works and recognize the signs.

We're all susceptible to misinformation, often spreading it unknowingly. While stopping it entirely is impossible, we can learn how deception works, recognize the signs, and empower ourselves. Join us on Zoom for a talk with University of Illinois professor Dan Simons, co-author of Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It.

Dr. Daniel J. Simons is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois where he heads the Visual Cognition Laboratory. In addition to his position in the Department of Psychology, he has courtesy appointments in the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising and the Gies College of Business. His research explores the limits of awareness and memory, the reasons why we often are unaware of those limits, and the implications of such limits for our personal and professional lives. He is the co-author, with Christopher Chabris, of the 2023 book Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It as well as the New York Times bestseller The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us. He has published more than 100 scholarly papers and has penned articles for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, Smithsonian Magazine, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and many other outlets. His work has been featured in science museums worldwide. Dr. Simons currently teaches undergraduate statistics and graduate courses on research practices, speaking, and writing for broad audiences, and special topics related to attention and awareness (including a course on psychology and magic).

Presented in partnership with multiple Illinois libraries and the League of Women Voters of Illinois Mis/Disinformation Task Force. 

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