Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.contain you ever been conned? possibly you overly trusted a card player? Or got involved in a phishing scheme online? You're not alone. Cons contain existed throughout human history,evolving and adapting to different times. In her unusual book, "The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for it Every Time, or " Maria Konnikova looks at the art of the con from a psychological perspective,tracing how con artists first make an impression, to the inevitable fall-out. Konnikova says it's that unfortunate human tendency toward emotion and belief that allows so many of us to fall into the trap of being "too reliable."
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