Book · 2022 · Philosophy
Not Born Yesterday
The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe
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He shows that those Facebook online bubbles against Hillary say or for Trump or vice versa probably had next to no effect on the actual election.
Michael Shermer · The Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 2020 Listen at 43:28 The best things said about it
Uh he's also written another book since then called uh uh not born yesterday about uh trust and elites and things like that uh about mob behavior and and the things that he basically makes a case against it.
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Not Born Yesterday by Hugo Mercier is a cognitive science book that argues humans are far less gullible than commonly assumed, utilizing evolutionary psychology to explain how people evaluate information and trust elites. On The Ezra Klein Show, Martin Gurri recommended the book to analyze how citizens process political persuasion and whether disinformation can abruptly alter a liberal voter's mind. Josh Clark discussed the title on Stuff You Should Know to challenge prevailing assumptions about human susceptibility to scams and misinformation. On No Stupid Questions, Angela referenced research related to gullibility while exploring why people fall for online schemes. David McRaney discussed the book on Modern Wisdom, highlighting its exploration of trust, elites, and mob behavior. Michael Shermer cited Hugo Mercier's work on The Joe Rogan Experience to explain studies by cognitive scientists regarding online political bubbles, noting that digital echo chambers likely had minimal actual effect on election outcomes. Across multiple podcasts, guests used Mercier's insights to push back against panic over mass manipulation, demonstrating instead that humans possess robust vigilance mechanisms rooted in evolutionary history.
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Martin Gurri third Ugo Mercier uh not born yesterday and it's about what we talk about right now is can can somebody lik… 1
“third Ugo Mercier uh not born yesterday and it's about what we talk about right now is can can somebody like Elon mus like uh um Donald Trump talk to you a fairly liberal human being and through the magic of this his disinformation suddenly you walk away thinking I will vote for that man whatever he goes right”
Michael Shermer and nicely summarized in Hugo Mercier's book called not born yesterday 2
“and nicely summarized in Hugo Mercier's book called not born yesterday”
“nicely summarized in Hugo Mercier's book called not born yesterday and he shows that those those Facebook online bubbles against Hillary say or for Trump or vice versa probably had next to no effect on the actual election”
David McRaney uh he's also written another book since then called uh uh not born yesterday about uh trust and elites and… 1
“uh he's also written another book since then called uh uh not born yesterday about uh trust and elites and things like that uh about mob behavior and and the things that he basically makes a case against it”
Josh Clark there's this writer Hugo uh Mercier who wrote a book in 2020 called not born yesterday 1
“there's this writer Hugo uh Mercier who wrote a book in 2020 called not born yesterday”
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“Third Ugo Mercier uh not born yesterday and it's about what we talk about right now is can can somebody like Elon mus like uh um Donald Trump talk to you a fairly liberal human being and through the magic of this his disinformation suddenly you walk away thinking I will vote for that man whatever he goes right can”
“And I did mention, so I dip my toe in this research on gullibility, and there's not a lot on it, but I read this review called 'How Gullible Are We?'”
