2025 Festival Event

May Contain Lies

In an age where everyone can find a statistic to prove their point, how do we know what to believe? London Business School professor and TED speaker Alex Edmans takes us on a sharp, revealing journey through the minefields of misinformation – where data is twisted and studies are cherry-picked. With clarity and wit, May Contain Lies shows how to tell fact from fiction and offers a practical toolkit for navigating a world awash with ‘evidence’ – an invaluable guide to cutting through the noise and thinking clearly.

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