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SUMMARY:Nobody's Fool
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DESCRIPTION:We're all susceptible to misinformation\, often spreading it u
 nknowingly. While stopping it entirely is impossible\, we can learn how de
 ception works\, recognize the signs\, and empower ourselves. .\nhttps://jo
 lietpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/11109382
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for a talk with Professor Dan Simo
 ns\, co-author of Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do Ab
 out It\, brought to you in partnership with the League of Women Voters of 
 Illinois Mis/Disinformation Task Force.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About Dr. D
 aniel J. Simons</strong></p>\n<p><br />Dr. Daniel J. Simons is a professor
  of psychology at the University of Illinois where he heads the Visual Cog
 nition Laboratory. In addition to his position in the Department of Psycho
 logy\, he has courtesy appointments in the Charles H. Sandage Department o
 f Advertising and the Gies College of Business. His research explores the 
 limits of awareness and memory\, the reasons why we often are unaware of t
 hose limits\, and the implications of such limits for our personal and pro
 fessional lives. He is the co-author\, with Christopher Chabris\, of the 2
 023 book&nbsp\;Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About
  It&nbsp\;as well as the 2010&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestseller\,&nbsp
 \;The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us. He has published m
 ore than 100 scholarly papers and has penned articles for the New York Tim
 es\, the Wall Street Journal\, the Chicago Tribune\, Smithsonian Magazine\
 , and the Chronicle of Higher Education\, and many other outlets. His work
  has been featured in science museums worldwide. In addition to his talks 
 for academic audiences\, he speaks regularly to companies\, organizations\
 , societies\, and the broader public. Dr. Simons has won awards for his te
 aching and mentoring\, and he currently teaches undergraduate statistics a
 nd graduate courses on research practices\, speaking and writing for broad
  audiences\, and special topics related to attention and awareness (includ
 ing a course on psychology and magic).</p>\n<p>This program is brought &nb
 sp\;to you in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Illinois Mis/
 Disinformation Task Force.&nbsp\;To address the troubling rise of misinfor
 mation and disinformation and its impact on our elections\, the League of 
 Women Voters of Illinois formed a Mis/Disinformation Task Force in January
  2024 with the goal of educating the general public on mis/disinformation.
  For more information or to ask a question\, visit&nbsp\;https://www.lwvil
 .org/misdis-info. Founded 104 years ago\, the 3\,800-member League of Wome
 n Voters of Illinois encourages informed and active participation in gover
 nment\, works to increase the understanding of major public policy issues\
 , and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Our website
  address is&nbsp\;www.lwvil.org.</p>\nhttps://jolietpubliclibrary.libnet.i
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