Book · 2007 · Psychology
Gut Feelings
The Intelligence of the Unconscious
Gut Feelings by Gerd Gigerenzer has been mentioned in 1 episode across 1 podcast (1 episode recommends it and 0 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Russ Roberts (1 episode) on EconTalk (1 episode).
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My guest today Hesburgh has been GERD gigerenzer his book is gut feelings we'll put up links to a lot of the papers he's mentioned and some others guard thanks for being part of econ talk.
Why people recommend it
Gut Feelings by Gerd Gigerenzer is a fascinating exploration of human decision-making, cognitive rationality, and the surprising power of unconscious heuristics and rules of thumb. The book was highlighted on an episode of EconTalk when host Russ Roberts welcomed the author as his featured guest. Roberts opened the episode by introducing the core themes of the discussion, focusing specifically on the guest's extensive work regarding decision-making rationality and highlighting the 2008 book Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious to frame the conversation. Throughout the episode, the dialogue centered on how human beings rely on intuitive mental shortcuts rather than exhaustive logical analysis to navigate complex real-world environments. Later, as the conversation drew to a close, Roberts revisited the book while thanking his guest for participating in the program, informing listeners that links to the book and several related papers would be provided in the show notes for further reading. By featuring the text, the podcast underscored the practical value of understanding subconscious cognitive processes, showing how intuition often outperforms deliberate calculation in situations characterized by uncertainty, limited time, and incomplete information.
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Russ Roberts my guest today Hesburgh has been GERD gigerenzer his book is gut feelings we'll put up links to a lot of th… 1
“our topic for today is his work on decision-making rationality and rules of thumb including his 2008 book gut feelings the intelligence of the unconscious”
“my guest today Hesburgh has been GERD gigerenzer his book is gut feelings we'll put up links to a lot of the papers he's mentioned and some others guard thanks for being part of econ talk”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Yeah. So the uh I wrote a book uh called Gut Feelings long time ago and uh a few years later uh uh M uh Malcolm what is his name? Gladwell.”
“gared was last here in december of 2019 talking about his book gut feelings”