Nobody's Fool by Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris (2023)

This book was lingering on my shelf, repeatedly overshadowed by my preference for space opera, historical fiction, and political reads. When I finally dove into this pop-science gem on cognitive psychology, I found it both enlightening and slightly over-the-top. The science is rock-solid, unpacking phenomena like Truth Bias, Familiarity, Overconfidence, and Confirmation Bias, with a focus on why we fall for scams, frauds, and misinformation. Notably, it debunks "social priming," a concept from Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow that Kahneman later retracted. While the sensational tone and writing style aren't my favorite, the fresh insights into cognitive pitfalls make it a worthwhile read.

4/5 Stars – Recommended for those curious about the psychology of deception.