Cold Reading Exposed: How Fake Psychics Hack the Human Mind

from Persuasion by the Pint · host Jonathan Taylor & Sean McCool

On this episode, Chris Hadnagy joins us to discuss how psychic and fortune-telling scams really work. Chris is the CEO of Social-Engineer, LLC, and the author of five books on social engineering and human communication. His most recent book is Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You. He's a professor of social engineering at the University of Arizona and an expert witness in cases involving deception, influence, and fraud. You can learn more about his work at www.social-engineer.com.

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