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Christopher F. Chabris -- @cfchabris -- blog

Professor & Director of Decision Sciences, Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences, Geisinger Research Institute Faculty co-director, Geisinger Behavioral Insights Team Formerly: Associate Professor of Psychology, Union College (2007--2017); Lecturer and Research Associate, Department of Psychology, Harvard University (2002--2007)
* At Geisinger, I direct the decision sciences program within the Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences, I co-direct the Meyer-Chabris Lab and the Behavioral Insights Team, and I am also the site PI for the PsycheMERGE research network * For three years I wrote a monthly column called "Game On" for The Wall Street Journal. Here is the final installment: "A New Deal in Card Games" (21 July 2017) * In the 1990s I published an award-winning chess journal and two well-reviewed chess books. They are now all freely available online, with additional chess content, via the restored H3 Publications site. * My new book Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It (Basic Books, 2023; co-authored with Daniel Simons) will be published in 12 languages worldwide. You can buy Nobody's Fool wherever books are sold, or order here. * Some recent essays:
* "Why We Get Scammed and What to Do About It" (with Daniel Simons) was published in The Wall Street Journal
* "The Hated SAT is Still the Fairest Thing About College Admissions" (with Jonathan Wai and Matt Brown) was published in The Washington Post
* "You're Not As Smart As You Think You Are" (with Patrick Heck) was published in The Wall Street Journal
* "Starbucks's Troubles Can Be A Test for Anti-Bias Training: Does it Work?" (with Matt Brown) was published in The Wall Street Journal
* "How Not to Explain Success" (with Joshua Hart) was published in The New York Times
* "Les souvenirs des attentats de Bruxelles sont-ils graves dans les memoires ou effacables?" (with Daniel Simons) was published in Le Huffington Post
* "A Simple Solution for Distracted Driving" (with Daniel Simons) was published in The Wall Street Journal
* "Please, Corporations, Experiment on Us" (with Michelle Meyer) was published in The New York Times
* "How Not to Be the Next Brian Williams: Ten Ways to Avoid False Memories" (with Daniel Simons) was published in Slate
* "Why Some Teams Are Smarter Than Others" (with Anita Woolley and Thomas W. Malone) was published in The New York Times
* "Why Our Memory Fails Us" (with Daniel Simons) was published in The New York Times
* "Why Psychologists' Food Fight Matters" (with Michelle Meyer) was published in Slate * Notorious book review: "The Goliath of Nonfiction" -- Review of David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell was published in The Wall Street Journal
* For more on this topic, see: "The Trouble With Malcolm Gladwell" in Slate
* To see why "these are not tranquil times" in my household, see: "Christopher Chabris Should Calm Down" by Malcolm Gladwell in Slate * My previous book The Invisible Gorilla, and Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us (Crown, 2010; co-authored with Daniel Simons) was a New York Times bestseller and Editor's Choice, and has been published in 21 languages worldwide
* Become a fan of The Invisible Gorilla on Facebook
* Buy The Invisible Gorilla on Amazon.com * For non-academic talks and presentations, I am represented by BrightSight Speakers * Follow me on Twitter or Facebook * Read my sporadically-updated blog * Selected publications (with abstracts and links) * Brief biography (short and long versions) * Current CV (PDF format) * My Google Scholar profile * One of my favorite awards * More of me than you want to see ... * "The Chessmaster" of Harvard Square losing to me on 5 October 1998 * Contact information:
> Christopher F. Chabris
> Geisinger Health System
> 100 North Academy Avenue
> Danville, PA 17822 USA
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> chabris@gmail.com

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