Liars and Outliers
Liars and Outliers by Bruce Schneierby Bruce Schneier
Shares rank 65 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended as a valuable, rarely discussed book by Bruce Schneier, and as a human-scale game theory primer.
Recommended as a valuable, rarely discussed book by Bruce Schneier, and as a human-scale game theory primer.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
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Valuable and rarely discussed
“a valuable and yet rarely discussed book by Bruce Schneier”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public” Human-scale game theory primer
“For a better applicable human scale game theory primer, check out Bruce Schneier's”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “A Brief Introduction to the Basics of Game Theory” Looks very interesting
“This looks very interesting”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public”
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The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Liars and Outliersby Bruce SchneierThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This looks very interesting”
“a valuable and yet rarely discussed book by Bruce Schneier”
“For a better applicable human scale game theory primer, check out Bruce Schneier's”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.