A guide to critical thinking in the &post-truth& era from the author of Sunday Times best-seller The Organized Mind We live in a world of information overload Facts & figures on absolutely everything are at our fingertips but are too often biased distorted or outright lies From unemployment figures to voting polls IQ tests to divorce rates we&re bombarded by seemingly plausible statistics on how people live & what they think Daniel Levitin teaches us how to effectively ask ourselves can we really know that? & how do they know that? In this eye-opening accessible guide filled with fascinating examples & practical takeaways acclaimed neuroscientist Daniel Levitin shows us how learning to understand statistics will enable you to make better smarter judgements on the world around you