Our lives are minefields of misinformation. It ripples through our social media feeds, our daily headlines, and the pronouncements of politicians, business leaders, and best-selling authors. Stories, statistics, and studies are everywhere, allowing people to find evidence to support whatever position they want. Many of these sources are flawed, yet by playing on our emotions and preying on our biases, they can gain widespread acceptance, warp our views, and distort our decisions.

Join Jeffrey Hull as he interviews Alex Edmans, author of “May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases – And What We Can Do About It” (an Amazon #1 bestseller in the US, Canada, and UK) as he explains how to separate fact from fiction. Using colourful examples, Alex will highlight the biases that cause us to fall for misinformation, and then provide a practical guide to combat it. Going beyond simply checking the facts and explaining individual statistics, Alex will explore the relationships between statistics – the science of cause and effect – ultimately training us to think smarter, sharper, and more critically, to make better sense of the world and make better decisions.

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