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Deception in the Digital Age
Cameron Malin
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Cameron Malin
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This book by Cameron Malin came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Apollo Robbins. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“A friend of mine wrote a book called Deception in the Digital Age, and he was with the FBI. His name is Cameron Malin. It's a fascinating book”— Apollo Robbins
The guest here is Apollo Robbins: Sleight-of-hand artist, theatrical pickpocket, and attention/deception expert known as 'The Gentleman Thief'; profiled in The New Yorker and a research collaborator with neuroscientists studying attention. Pickpocket Apollo Robbins reveals how attention, misdirection, and deception work, from stealing from the Secret Service to crafting belief.
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