Not Born Yesterday

Not Born Yesterday explores how people are actually quite adept at discerning who to trust and what to believe, challenging the idea that the public is easily swayed by mass persuasion. Drawing on recent research from psychology and other fields, Hugo Mercier explains that our cognitive mechanisms are designed to be vigilant, helping us resist manipulation while remaining open to evidence. The book highlights that failures in judgment are often due to glitches in otherwise effective mental processes, and offers insights on how we can improve our information filtering abilities.