50 Books like Verified

Fact Vs. Fiction

by Jennifer Lagarde • 2018

Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.

4.40

326

📺 Media Literacy ⚠️ Misinformation 🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Citizenship

Fact Vs. Fiction 96%

Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.

by Jennifer Lagarde 2018

4.40

326 ratings

📺 Media Literacy ⚠️ Misinformation 🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Citizenship

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor

by Thomas C. Foster • 2020

No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.

3.01

681

🔍 Critical Reading 📱 Media Literacy 📚 Nonfiction Reading ⚖️ Bias Recognition ✅ Fact Checking

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor Summary

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor 96%

No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.

by Thomas C. Foster 2020

3.01

681 ratings

🔍 Critical Reading 📱 Media Literacy 📚 Nonfiction Reading ⚖️ Bias Recognition ✅ Fact Checking

The Joy of Search

by Daniel M. Russell • 2019

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

3.55

175

🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

The Joy of Search 96%

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

by Daniel M. Russell 2019

3.55

175 ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2016

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

3.76

5k+

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics Summary

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics 96%

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2016

3.76

5k+ ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

The Certainty Illusion

by Timothy Caulfield • 2025

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

3.95

614

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation 📢 Science Communication 🛒 Marketing Manipulation

The Certainty Illusion 95%

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

by Timothy Caulfield 2025

3.95

614 ratings

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation 📢 Science Communication 🛒 Marketing Manipulation

The Information Diet

by Clay A. Johnson • 2011

Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.

3.50

2k+

📚 Information Literacy 👁️ Attention Economy 🌿 Digital Wellness 📰 Media Literacy 🌐 Media Ecology

The Information Diet 95%

Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.

by Clay A. Johnson 2011

3.50

2k+ ratings

📚 Information Literacy 👁️ Attention Economy 🌿 Digital Wellness 📰 Media Literacy 🌐 Media Ecology

The Joy of Science

by Jim Al-Khalili • 2022

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

3.60

624

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

The Joy of Science 95%

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

by Jim Al-Khalili 2022

3.60

624 ratings

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

May Contain Lies

by Alex Edmans • 2024

Why bad statistics and success stories feel convincing, and a systematic way to see through them.

4.11

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 📰 Misinformation 📊 Statistical Literacy 🛒 Behavioral Economics

May Contain Lies 95%

Why bad statistics and success stories feel convincing, and a systematic way to see through them.

by Alex Edmans 2024

4.11

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 📰 Misinformation 📊 Statistical Literacy 🛒 Behavioral Economics

Elements of Critical Thinking

by Albert Rutherford • 2018

Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.

3.99

109

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Reasoning 🚫 Fallacy Detection 🔍 Skepticism 📖 Active Reading

Elements of Critical Thinking 95%

Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.

by Albert Rutherford 2018

3.99

109 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Reasoning 🚫 Fallacy Detection 🔍 Skepticism 📖 Active Reading

Six Frames

by Edward de Bono • 2008

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

3.09

254

🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

Six Frames 94%

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

by Edward de Bono 2008

3.09

254 ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

Good Thinking

by David Robert Grimes • 2021

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

4.29

312

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

Good Thinking 94%

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

by David Robert Grimes 2021

4.29

312 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

by Steven Novella • 2018

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

4.39

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies 🧪 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 94%

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

by Steven Novella 2018

4.39

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies 🧪 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Foolproof

by Sander van der Linden • 2023

Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.

3.97

969

🦠 Misinformation Studies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Media Literacy 📱 Social Media Effects 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology

Foolproof 94%

Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.

by Sander van der Linden 2023

3.97

969 ratings

🦠 Misinformation Studies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Media Literacy 📱 Social Media Effects 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology

The Irrational Ape

by David Robert Grimes • 2019

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

4.26

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking 🥼 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Irrational Ape 94%

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

by David Robert Grimes 2019

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking 🥼 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Calling Bullshit

by Carl T. Bergstrom • 2020

Numbers and algorithms are the new bullshit. Two scientists hand you the detection kit.

4.10

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Media Literacy 🦠 Misinformation 📈 Statistical Thinking

Calling Bullshit 94%

Numbers and algorithms are the new bullshit. Two scientists hand you the detection kit.

by Carl T. Bergstrom 2020

4.10

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Media Literacy 🦠 Misinformation 📈 Statistical Thinking

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age

by David J. Helfand • 2016

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

3.71

220

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age 94%

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

by David J. Helfand 2016

3.71

220 ratings

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

Neuroscience and Critical Thinking

by Albert Rutherford • 2019

Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.

3.47

121

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 📰 Information Literacy 😤 Emotional Reasoning 🎭 Self-Deception

Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary

Neuroscience and Critical Thinking 94%

Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.

by Albert Rutherford 2019

3.47

121 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 📰 Information Literacy 😤 Emotional Reasoning 🎭 Self-Deception

Think

by Guy P. Harrison • 2013

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

3.36

687

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases 👾 Pseudoscience 🧠 Brain Health

Think 93%

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

by Guy P. Harrison 2013

3.36

687 ratings

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases 👾 Pseudoscience 🧠 Brain Health

The Internet of Us

by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016

Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.

3.50

545

🔍 Epistemology 💻 Digital Culture 📚 Information Overload 🌀 Echo Chambers 📉 Truth Decay

The Internet of Us 93%

Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.

by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016

3.50

545 ratings

🔍 Epistemology 💻 Digital Culture 📚 Information Overload 🌀 Echo Chambers 📉 Truth Decay

Don't Believe Everything You Think

by Thomas Kida • 2006

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

3.82

853

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking 🎲 Probability And Chance 🧩 Memory Fallibility

Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary

Don't Believe Everything You Think 93%

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

by Thomas Kida 2006

3.82

853 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking 🎲 Probability And Chance 🧩 Memory Fallibility

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass

by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

3.58

270

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation 🗣️ Informal Logic ❓ Socratic Method

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass 93%

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007

3.58

270 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation 🗣️ Informal Logic ❓ Socratic Method

Bad Science

by Ben Goldacre • 2008

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

4.06

45k+

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy 📺 Media Criticism 🔬 Pseudoscience Debunking

Bad Science 93%

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

by Ben Goldacre 2008

4.06

45k+ ratings

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy 📺 Media Criticism 🔬 Pseudoscience Debunking

Third Millennium Thinking

by Saul Perlmutter • 2024

Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.

3.66

339

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 👥 Collective Intelligence 📰 Information Literacy

Third Millennium Thinking 93%

Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.

by Saul Perlmutter 2024

3.66

339 ratings

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking 👥 Collective Intelligence 📰 Information Literacy

Post-Truth

by Lee McIntyre • 2018

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

4.01

2k+

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

Post-Truth 93%

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

by Lee McIntyre 2018

4.01

2k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

Why People Believe Weird Things

by Michael Shermer • 1997

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

3.86

10k+

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Critical Thinking 📚 Science Literacy

Why People Believe Weird Things 93%

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

by Michael Shermer 1997

3.86

10k+ ratings

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Critical Thinking 📚 Science Literacy

The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit

by John V. Petrocelli • 2021

Bullshit has a playbook. Learn the cognitive habits and questions that neutralize it first.

3.48

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔍 Evidence Evaluation 🎯 Persuasion Tactics ❌ Reasoning Errors

The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit Summary

The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit 93%

Bullshit has a playbook. Learn the cognitive habits and questions that neutralize it first.

by John V. Petrocelli 2021

3.48

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔍 Evidence Evaluation 🎯 Persuasion Tactics ❌ Reasoning Errors

Crimes Against Logic

by Jamie Whyte • 2004

Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Spotting Fallacies 🗣️ Public Discourse 🤨 Skepticism 📰 Media Criticism

Crimes Against Logic 93%

Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.

by Jamie Whyte 2004

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Spotting Fallacies 🗣️ Public Discourse 🤨 Skepticism 📰 Media Criticism

The Age of Magical Overthinking

by Amanda Montell • 2024

Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.

3.42

31k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Self-Deception 📱 Information Overload 📊 Behavioral Economics

The Age of Magical Overthinking 93%

Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.

by Amanda Montell 2024

3.42

31k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Self-Deception 📱 Information Overload 📊 Behavioral Economics

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

by Guy P. Harrison • 2011

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

3.61

1k+

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🚫 Pseudoscience 👻 Paranormal Investigation

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True Summary

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True 93%

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

by Guy P. Harrison 2011

3.61

1k+ ratings

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🚫 Pseudoscience 👻 Paranormal Investigation

The Death of Expertise

by Thomas M. Nichols • 2017

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

3.82

10k+

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 🎓 Higher Education Critique 🏛️ Trust In Institutions

The Death of Expertise 93%

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

by Thomas M. Nichols 2017

3.82

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 🎓 Higher Education Critique 🏛️ Trust In Institutions

How to Read Numbers

by Tom Chivers • 2021

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

4.32

478

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How to Read Numbers 93%

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

by Tom Chivers 2021

4.32

478 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How Spies Think

by David Omand • 2020

From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.

3.62

832

🕵️ Intelligence Analysis 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 📈 Bayesian Reasoning

How Spies Think 93%

From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.

by David Omand 2020

3.62

832 ratings

🕵️ Intelligence Analysis 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 📈 Bayesian Reasoning

Mastering Logical Fallacies

by Michael Withey • 2016

The patterns behind every bad argument you have ever lost to, named and disarmed.

3.69

775

💡 Critical Thinking 🔍 Logical Fallacies 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎤 Debate Skills 🛡️ Persuasion Resistance

Mastering Logical Fallacies 93%

The patterns behind every bad argument you have ever lost to, named and disarmed.

by Michael Withey 2016

3.69

775 ratings

💡 Critical Thinking 🔍 Logical Fallacies 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🎤 Debate Skills 🛡️ Persuasion Resistance

How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News

by Noah Giansiracusa • 2021

Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.

3.25

⚖️ Algorithmic Bias 📰 Online Misinformation 🎭 Deepfakes 🤖 Ai Ethics 🏛️ Tech Accountability

How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News Summary

How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News 93%

Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.

by Noah Giansiracusa 2021

3.25

20 ratings

⚖️ Algorithmic Bias 📰 Online Misinformation 🎭 Deepfakes 🤖 Ai Ethics 🏛️ Tech Accountability

Raising Critical Thinkers

by Julie Bogart • 2022

Critical thinking isn't fact-checking. It starts with self-awareness and the courage to be wrong.

3.99

2k+

📱 Digital-Age Parenting 🧠 Teaching Critical Thinking 📰 Information Literacy 👁️ Perspective-Taking 🤲 Intellectual Humility

Raising Critical Thinkers 93%

Critical thinking isn't fact-checking. It starts with self-awareness and the courage to be wrong.

by Julie Bogart 2022

3.99

2k+ ratings

📱 Digital-Age Parenting 🧠 Teaching Critical Thinking 📰 Information Literacy 👁️ Perspective-Taking 🤲 Intellectual Humility

How to Stay Smart in a Smart World

by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2022

AI masters chess but fumbles real life. Why simple human judgment still outperforms algorithms.

3.82

502

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🧩 Bounded Rationality 🔍 Heuristics And Biases 🤖 Ai Critique ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

How to Stay Smart in a Smart World Summary

How to Stay Smart in a Smart World 93%

AI masters chess but fumbles real life. Why simple human judgment still outperforms algorithms.

by Gerd Gigerenzer 2022

3.82

502 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🧩 Bounded Rationality 🔍 Heuristics And Biases 🤖 Ai Critique ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Head in the Cloud

by William Poundstone • 2016

Why trivia knowledge beats education at predicting income, and why Google won't save you.

3.42

667

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 💻 Internet Culture 📰 Information Literacy 🏛️ Cultural Literacy ☁️ Memory Outsourcing

Head in the Cloud 93%

Why trivia knowledge beats education at predicting income, and why Google won't save you.

by William Poundstone 2016

3.42

667 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 💻 Internet Culture 📰 Information Literacy 🏛️ Cultural Literacy ☁️ Memory Outsourcing

25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living

by Linda Elder • 2006

Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.

3.80

465

🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases 🎭 Self-Deception 🧱 Mental Discipline 🏛️ Socratic Method

25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living Summary

25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living 93%

Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.

by Linda Elder 2006

3.80

465 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases 🎭 Self-Deception 🧱 Mental Discipline 🏛️ Socratic Method

A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes

by Peter Bevelin • 2013

The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.

3.63

541

🧠 Critical Thinking 🎭 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models 👁️ Observation Skills 🔗 Logical Reasoning

A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes Summary

A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes 93%

The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.

by Peter Bevelin 2013

3.63

541 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🎭 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models 👁️ Observation Skills 🔗 Logical Reasoning

How to Lie with Statistics

by Darrell Huff • 1954

The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.

3.84

18k+

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧐 Data Skepticism 📉 Misleading Graphs 🎭 Data Manipulation 📰 Numbers In The News

How to Lie with Statistics 93%

The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.

by Darrell Huff 1954

3.84

18k+ ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧐 Data Skepticism 📉 Misleading Graphs 🎭 Data Manipulation 📰 Numbers In The News

The Invisible Gorilla

by Christopher Chabris • 2010

Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.

3.91

15k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 👀 Attention Management 💭 Memory Fallibility 😎 Overconfidence 🔍 Scientific Skepticism

The Invisible Gorilla 92%

Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.

by Christopher Chabris 2010

3.91

15k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 👀 Attention Management 💭 Memory Fallibility 😎 Overconfidence 🔍 Scientific Skepticism

Free Your Mind

by Laura Dodsworth • 2023

Your mind is under fire from ads, algorithms, propaganda, and cereal boxes. A self-defense guide.

3.79

335

🛡️ Persuasion Resistance 📰 Media Literacy 📢 Propaganda Studies ⏳ Attention Economy 📱 Social Media Influence

Free Your Mind 92%

Your mind is under fire from ads, algorithms, propaganda, and cereal boxes. A self-defense guide.

by Laura Dodsworth 2023

3.79

335 ratings

🛡️ Persuasion Resistance 📰 Media Literacy 📢 Propaganda Studies ⏳ Attention Economy 📱 Social Media Influence

Reclaiming Conversation

by Sherry Turkle • 2015

Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.

3.80

5k+

🛑 Techno Skepticism 🌐 Media Ecology 📱 Attention Crisis 🗣️ Meaningful Conversation 👨‍👩‍👧 Digital Parenting

Reclaiming Conversation 92%

Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.

by Sherry Turkle 2015

3.80

5k+ ratings

🛑 Techno Skepticism 🌐 Media Ecology 📱 Attention Crisis 🗣️ Meaningful Conversation 👨‍👩‍👧 Digital Parenting

Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You

by Albert Moukheiber • 2019

Reality is your brain's best guess. Its shortcuts are predictable, and spotting them is trainable.

3.85

803

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Critical Thinking 📰 Misinformation ⚡ Mental Shortcuts 🤲 Intellectual Humility

Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You Summary

Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You 92%

Reality is your brain's best guess. Its shortcuts are predictable, and spotting them is trainable.

by Albert Moukheiber 2019

3.85

803 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Critical Thinking 📰 Misinformation ⚡ Mental Shortcuts 🤲 Intellectual Humility

Master Critical Thinking

by Henrik Rodgers • 2019

Critical thinking predicts life outcomes better than IQ does. The mental habits that build it.

3.15

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌊 Emotional Regulation ⚖️ Decision Making 📰 Information Literacy 🗣️ Self-Talk

Master Critical Thinking 92%

Critical thinking predicts life outcomes better than IQ does. The mental habits that build it.

by Henrik Rodgers 2019

3.15

27 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌊 Emotional Regulation ⚖️ Decision Making 📰 Information Literacy 🗣️ Self-Talk

Critical Thinking

by Jonathan Haber • 2020

Critical thinking takes three things. Most people stop at one.

3.59

556

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Argument Analysis 🧩 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Thinking

Critical Thinking 92%

Critical thinking takes three things. Most people stop at one.

by Jonathan Haber 2020

3.59

556 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Argument Analysis 🧩 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Thinking

Misbelief

by Dan Ariely • 2023

Conspiracy theories start not with stupidity but with cumulative, uncontrollable stress.

3.90

2k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 📰 Misinformation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence ⚡ Polarization

Misbelief 92%

Conspiracy theories start not with stupidity but with cumulative, uncontrollable stress.

by Dan Ariely 2023

3.90

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 📰 Misinformation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence ⚡ Polarization

Too Big to Know

by David Weinberger • 2012

Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.

3.80

2k+

🕸️ Networked Knowledge 📚 Information Overload 🏛️ Authority And Expertise 🔬 Open Science 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Too Big to Know 92%

Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.

by David Weinberger 2012

3.80

2k+ ratings

🕸️ Networked Knowledge 📚 Information Overload 🏛️ Authority And Expertise 🔬 Open Science 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Facts and Other Lies

by Ed Coper • 2022

The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.

4.16

242

🗳️ Political Disinformation 📡 Media Ecosystems 💻 Digital Politics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Media Literacy

Facts and Other Lies 92%

The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.

by Ed Coper 2022

4.16

242 ratings

🗳️ Political Disinformation 📡 Media Ecosystems 💻 Digital Politics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Media Literacy

Stop Reading the News

by Rolf Dobelli • 2019

You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.

3.71

4k+

📰 Media Criticism 📵 Digital Minimalism 🧠 Attention Management 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🎯 Cognitive Bias

Stop Reading the News 92%

You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.

by Rolf Dobelli 2019

3.71

4k+ ratings

📰 Media Criticism 📵 Digital Minimalism 🧠 Attention Management 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🎯 Cognitive Bias

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