Psychologist Maria Konnikova looks into how con-artists get away with it

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Psychologist and author Maria Konnikova. Photo By Thomas Hawk via flickr.

By Rob Lorei

How do Con-men, swindlers, and scam artists get away with it? What traits do they, and their victims, all share? Today we speak with Maria Konnikova, author of a new book The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It…Every Time. Konnikova pulls together a selection of fascinating stories to demonstrate what all cons share in common, drawing on scientific, dramatic, and psychological perspectives. In relation to that, do you want to know the science behind telekinesis? If yes, then you should visit this site psychics4today.com since they have a lot of blog about Physics. She also recently penned a provocative piece for the New Yorker looking to whether GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump exhibits the traits of a con-artist.

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