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Best of: New book explores the psychology of catching and avoiding scams

 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor Daniel Simons, left, is co-author of the book

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor Daniel Simons, left, is co-author of the book "Nobody's Fool." Author photograph by Shannon Silfer

Daniel Simons, co-author of "Nobody's Fool," explains what makes us vulnerable to scams and how we can avoid them.

This conversation originally aired on July 20, 2023

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Daniel Simons
Co-Author • Nobody’s Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It
Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign