Why people recommend it
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis explores the profound intellectual partnership between psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose groundbreaking work in behavioral economics transformed our understanding of human decision-making. Natasha Sarin recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show, praising its deep look into the evolution of the field and the powerful story of the two researchers. On the same podcast, Kimberly Clausing also recommended the work as her top choice, noting how it vividly describes the foundational contributions Kahneman and Tversky made to behavioral economics. Dr. Gloria Mark similarly praised the book on The Ezra Klein Show for capturing one of the greatest collaborations in psychological history, highlighting the contrast in the men's personalities. John Williams discussed reading the widely known book on The Book Review, while Gilbert Cruz welcomed Michael Lewis to discuss it further on the program. Additionally, Ian Leslie mentioned the book on Conversations with Tyler to draw creative parallels between Kahneman and Tversky's collaboration and that of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and Steve Levitt brought it up on People I (Mostly) Admire to reflect on how Kahneman felt about his partnership being portrayed so intimately.
Who recommended it
- Steve Levitt Discussed
- Dr Gloria Mark Recommended
- Natasha Sarin Recommended
- Ian Leslie Discussed
- Kimberly Clausing Recommended
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
- John Williams Recommended
Steve Levitt — 4 mentions
“and also to ask Danny how he felt about Michael Lewis's book The undoing project which tells the story of K and T's partnership in a very intimate and personal way”
“so the author Michael Lewis wrote a book published in 2016 called the undoing project which is the story of your remarkable collaboration with Amos triski”
“and also to ask Danny how we felt about Michael Lewis's book The undoing project which tells the story of Conor mcbrisky's partnership in a very intimate and personal way”
“Michael Lewis wrote a book published in 2016 called the undoing project which is the story of your remarkable collaboration with Amos trisky”
Dr Gloria Mark — 2 mentions
“my uh second recommendation is the undoing project by Michael Lewis I love this book because it relates one of the greatest collaborations in the history of psychology between Daniel Conan and Amos tersi so Conan and tersi had very different personalities and it wasn't just their friendship but it was also their conflicts that just led to some of”
“my uh second recommendation is the undoing project by Michael Lewis”
Natasha Sarin — 1 mention
“There's a great book by Michael Lewis called the undoing project that's about the relationship between Danny Conaman and Amoski, but also the ways in which the field evolved that I think is like pretty profound and a great story.”
Ian Leslie — 1 mention
“If you read Michael Lewis's book The Undoing Project, as I have, the the similarities are just too strong to ignore.”
Kimberly Clausing — 1 mention
“the first is the undoing project by Michael Lewis this book describes the friendship between Conan and tersi two researchers who've made foundational contributions to the field of behavioral economics”
Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
“he'll be here to talk about his new book The undoing project”
John Williams — 1 mention
“uh I am reading the new book by Michael Lewis which I'm sure everyone has heard about called the undoing project”