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Uncertainty, risk, ambiguity, emotion, non-verbal behaviour - in so many ways life is like a game of poker. So approach it like a poker player, with critical thinking.In The Truth Detective, science journalist and competitive poker player Alex O'Brien shows how we can survive and prosper in a world full of uncertainty and incomplete information. It's a book about getting to the truth.You'll meet a host of experts who break down the science of navigating a world in which fact and fiction are becoming increasingly hard to tell apart. Presenting evidence from psychological research and a range of professionals - from FBI agents and behavioural economists to poker aces and bounty hunters - O'Brien assembles strategies we can all use to analyse the information that surrounds us every day.Tackle life like a poker player. Let your critical thinking guide you through the jungle of disinformation - and on to success in the game of life.
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The Truth Detective, Alex O'Brien
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- Released
- 2023
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- Title
- The Truth Detective
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Alex O'Brien
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 1788164873
- ISBN13
- 9781788164870
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- Uncertainty, risk, ambiguity, emotion, non-verbal behaviour - in so many ways life is like a game of poker. So approach it like a poker player, with critical thinking.In The Truth Detective, science journalist and competitive poker player Alex O'Brien shows how we can survive and prosper in a world full of uncertainty and incomplete information. It's a book about getting to the truth.You'll meet a host of experts who break down the science of navigating a world in which fact and fiction are becoming increasingly hard to tell apart. Presenting evidence from psychological research and a range of professionals - from FBI agents and behavioural economists to poker aces and bounty hunters - O'Brien assembles strategies we can all use to analyse the information that surrounds us every day.Tackle life like a poker player. Let your critical thinking guide you through the jungle of disinformation - and on to success in the game of life.