Book · 2021 · Business & Economics
Noise
A Flaw in Human Judgment
Noise by Daniel Kahneman and others has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 1 podcast (1 episode recommends it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Steve Levitt (2 episodes) on People I (Mostly) Admire (3 episodes).
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Danny's book noise a flaw in human judgment comes out on May 18 2021.
Steve Levitt · People I (Mostly) Admire · Jan 2023 Listen at 42:43 The best things said about it
Conorman talked about his book noise which is the variability in human judgment. And I took Conorman's concept of a noise audit which is measuring the aggregate variability in a group and use this to evaluate how school police officers assess threats of violence at K through2 schools.
Why people recommend it
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein is an academic and popular science book that examines the hidden variability and inconsistencies in human decision-making. Steve Levitt frequently discussed this work on the podcast People I (Mostly) Admire, notably promoting its release in early 2021 and later remembering its author in dedicated tribute episodes. Levitt expressed admiration for how the book builds upon a lifelong career of monumental academic achievements while introducing entirely fresh concepts developed over the final decade of Kahneman's work. The podcast also featured a listener, David Reedman, who shared how he applied the core concept of a noise audit—measuring aggregate variability within a group—to evaluate how school police officers assess threats of violence in K-12 educational settings for his PhD dissertation. Levitt continually praised the publication for its originality and its profound implications for understanding how flawed human judgment manifests in various institutional systems, making it an essential text for anyone interested in behavioral economics, psychology, and systemic fairness.
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Steve Levitt Danny's book noise a flaw in human judgment comes out on May 18 2021. 2
“but more seriously what's striking about your new book which is called noise is that while it builds on your enormous lifelong academic accomplishments many of the ideas are new and you've created these ideas in the last 10 years”
“what's striking about your new book which is called noise is that while it builds on your enormous lifelong academic accomplishments many of the ideas are new”
“Danny's book noise a flaw in human judgment comes out on May 18 2021.”
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“Conorman talked about his book noise which is the variability in human judgment. And I took Conorman's concept of a noise audit which is measuring the aggregate variability in a group and use this to evaluate how school police officers assess threats of violence at K through2 schools.”