In this presentation, Chris Baraniuk (science and tech journalist for BBC Future, Wired, The Atlantic, New Scientist and The Economist) talks about scams, hoaxes and benevolent deception…

1. Chris Baraniuk
Designed to Deceive

2. @ChrisBaraniuk

3. Beware of Emma Watson
Photo: Marco Bond, available under a Creative Commons license.
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4. Beware of h@X0rz
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5. There is beauty in variation
Photo: Alexander Baxevanis, available under a Creative Commons license.
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6. Love needs a heart
Photo: The Washington Post
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7. Poisoned pen?
Photo: productionsolutions.com
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8. (Alleged) skeuomorphism
Photo: Roo Reynolds. Available under a Creative Commons license.
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9. Hearing isn’t believing
Photo: The Guardian
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10. Really, it isn’t
Photo: The Daily Mail
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11. Just a ghost in the machine?
Photo: jeffwofford.org
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12. Smoke and mirrors
Photo by Casey Fleser, slightly cropped. Available under a Creative Commons license.
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13. A purely “decorative” phone
Photo: redct. All rights reserved.
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14. Benevolent deception
doi: 10.1145/2470654.2466246
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15. Failing gracefully
Photo: radar.oreilly.com
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16. Failing ungracefully
Photo: El Taller del Bit, available under a Creative Commons license.
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17. Don’t be deceived!
Photo: JD Hancock, available under a Creative Commons license.
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18. More at BBC Future…
www.bbc.com/future
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19. Q & A
Thanks!

20. Harness persuasive technology for good