Podcasts that mention 📚 Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Podcasts that mention Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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Episode: Inside AI Town: What AI Can Teach Us About Being Human
Published on November 6, 2023
For instance, there's a famous social science theory called prospect theory. Is the model replicating that because it can replicate human behavior or did it just read Kahneman's book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow'? This fundamental issue persists in our field, which necessitates a lot of work to resolve.
In this part of the discussion, the speaker refers to Daniel Kahneman's book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' while exploring whether AI models are truly replicating human behavior or simply regurgitating learned text from their training datasets.

Freakonomics Radio episodes that mention Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Episode: 596. Farewell to a Generational Talent | Freakonomics Radio
Published on July 11, 2024
Kahneman was a phenomenally influential psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics, wrote the best-selling book Thinking, Fast and Slow, and left behind an army of collaborators, mentees, and admirers.
The host of Freakonomics Radio discusses Daniel Kahneman, a highly influential psychologist and Nobel Prize winner in economics, who authored the best-selling book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow', highlighting his impact and the legacy he left behind.
Episode: 595. Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President? | Freakonomics Radio
Published on July 5, 2024
Our email is [email protected]. Coming up next time on the show, Daniel Kahneman is perhaps best known as the author of 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' but he also helped revolutionize the fields of both psychology and economics, and his influence has been enormous.
The book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman is mentioned as a way to recognize the author, who will be featured in the upcoming episode.
Episode: Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update) | Freakonomics Radio
Published on April 15, 2024
He became famous for his 2011 book Thinking, Fast and Slow, but it was his decades of earlier research, much of it done with his collaborator Amos Tversky, that revolutionized not only psychology but helped create the field of behavioral economics.
In this episode, the host discusses Daniel Kahneman's influential book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' which contributed to his fame, while highlighting that his earlier research played a significant role in transforming psychology and establishing behavioral economics.
Episode: Why Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 323
Published on April 27, 2023
Right, well, my thinking on this has been guided by a distinction drawn by Kahneman and Tversky between two types of thinking: one being an inside approach and the other being an outside approach. The inside approach involves really focusing on the case at hand and trying to work out the details of that unique case.
In this segment, Stephen Dubner references a distinction made by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky regarding two modes of thinking: the inside approach, which focuses on the particulars of a unique case, and the outside approach. This reference is closely aligned with the key concepts presented in Kahneman's book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow', highlighting his influence on the discussion.

Huberman Lab episodes that mention Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Episode: Dr. Noam Sobel: How Smells Influence Our Hormones, Health & Behavior | Huberman Lab Podcast
Published on May 1, 2023
I took advice, so I'm not that, that, uh, I'm friends with him, but that time I was communicating a bit because we were on some board with with uh Daniel Kahneman, who's’s Nobel 'Fast and Slow.'
Andrew Huberman is recounting his interactions with Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel laureate, and refers to his book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' while discussing the politics surrounding scientific research.

Modern Wisdom episodes that mention Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Episode: DEI Wars, Trump’s Bible & The Masculinity Vote - Ryan Long
Published on October 28, 2024
So uh, Daniel Kahneman got super famous for this work; they got people to do, I think it was like colonoscopies or endoscopies or something, and they were able to track how long someone had been under this procedure and the amount of movement of the camera or whatever; more movement of the camera would mean more discomfort, so that should be higher pain.
Chris, the host, discusses the concept of the peak-end rule and mentions a study by Daniel Kahneman that illustrates this idea. He refers to Kahneman as a highly recognized author, indicating that his discussion is likely based on insights from Kahneman's book "Thinking, Fast and Slow."
Episode: Why Is Everyone Acting Like A Victim? - Rob Henderson (4K)
Published on November 30, 2023
In the classic psychology book Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman coined the term 'what you see is all there is.' We pay attention to what’s visible, what’s right in front of us, the known knowns, but we don't necessarily pay much attention to the known unknowns—the things that aren't in our immediate line of vision.
During the discussion, Rob Henderson explicitly mentions Daniel Kahneman's book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' referencing the concept of 'what you see is all there is.' This is used to illustrate how individuals often focus solely on what is immediately visible, overlooking other important factors.

No Stupid Questions episodes that mention Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Episode: 189. When Should You Trust Your Gut? | No Stupid Questions
Published on April 1, 2024
That's why Danny called his bestselling book Thinking, Fast and Slow, because thinking fast is using system one and thinking slow is using system two.
Angela references Daniel Kahneman's bestselling book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' while discussing the concepts of System 1 and System 2 thinking.
Episode: 173. How Important Is Your Choice of Words? | No Stupid Questions
Published on December 4, 2023
I recently came upon the No Stupid Questions podcast and would love to hear your thoughts on the importance of semantics, especially in relation to the idea of priming as written about in the great Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow.
A listener named Josiah brings up Daniel Kahneman's book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" while asking the hosts about semantics and the concept of priming. He is curious to hear their thoughts on the subject.
Yeah, no, I think they're wrong. But Daniel Kahneman did write a great book too, you know, Thinking, Fast and Slow.
During the discussion, host Angela mentions that Daniel Kahneman wrote the acclaimed book "Thinking, Fast and Slow," highlighting his impact on psychology and the study of decision-making.
You know, one of the things that some readers took from Thinking, Fast and Slow was the idea that priming was really important. But what then happened after Daniel Kahneman published Thinking, Fast and Slow was that there was a huge controversy about whether it was true.
In the podcast, the book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" is discussed in relation to how readers interpreted its insights on priming, as well as the controversy that followed its publication regarding the research it presented.
Episode: 169. Can We Disagree Better? | No Stupid Questions
Published on October 30, 2023
It's one of Danny Kahneman's inventions, but has gotten less attention than, like, Thinking, Fast and Slow and cognitive biases and so forth. I've absolutely heard of it; I think it's a fascinating concept!
The book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman is mentioned in the context of discussing his less well-known concept, adversarial collaboration. The book serves as a point of reference to compare its popularity with some of Kahneman's other ideas.
Episode: Do You Really Need a Muse to Be Creative? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 54
Published on January 19, 2023
And by the way, people read Thinking, Fast and Slow and they watch a TED Talk, and I think that we are actually newly aware of these evolutionarily explicable quirks of human reasoning.
Angela Duckworth discusses the book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' highlighting how it sheds light on the evolutionary quirks of human reasoning.
Episode: Do Dreams Actually Mean Anything? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 59
Published on January 13, 2023
And as you've taught us all here via Danny Kahneman, I guess we do have this appetite for coherence, right? This is one of my major take-homes from Danny Kahneman. I know everyone thinks about thinking fast and slow and judgment decision-making and biases and heuristics, but I think one of his core insights is that human beings have certain fundamental limited patience and inclinations; one of them is this need to create causal narratives and for there to be coherence, and we hate having the opposite of that, which is a sense of dissonance, things not adding up.
The podcast hosts, Angela and Stephen, discuss Daniel Kahneman's ideas about coherence and causal narratives, referring to material from his book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow'. They talk about how humans require narratives that make sense and despise contradictions.

People I (Mostly) Admire episodes that mention Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Episode: EXTRA: Remembering Daniel Kahneman | People I (Mostly) Admire
Published on April 8, 2024
I think because of books like Thinking, Fast and Slow, you've managed to convince laypeople that behavioral economics is the most powerful tool one has ever encountered.
Steve Levitt discusses how the book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman has helped convince the general public of the significance of behavioral economics.
I understand why you wrote Thinking, Fast and Slow, because that was an unbelievable tome that really collected so much knowledge into one place that might have been hard for people to find otherwise.
In this segment, Steve Levitt explores the motivations behind Daniel Kahneman's decision to write 'Thinking, Fast and Slow', highlighting its importance in compiling valuable knowledge for readers.
Oh, I mean, Thinking, Fast and Slow was such an experience that after that, I had forgotten everything that was not in the book, so I really needed a new thing, and Noise was quite new.
In this segment, Daniel Kahneman discusses the profound impact of his book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' noting that it was such an enlightening experience that it overshadowed everything else he had read. He also mentions his more recent work, 'Noise,' highlighting the transition between the two.
So, it's been roughly a decade since Thinking, Fast and Slow was published, and even though that book turned out to be a massive bestseller, I still can't believe you wrote another book.
Steve Levitt discusses the release of Daniel Kahneman's book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' noting its success as a bestseller and reflecting on the significant time since its publication.
He proved he could connect with a popular audience as well; his 2011 book Thinking, Fast and Slow was a blockbuster bestseller.
In this segment, Steve Levitt highlights Daniel Kahneman's book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' noting that it became a major bestseller.
Episode: Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 58
Published on January 23, 2023
If you're implying that we've been too persuasive—even books like Thinking, Fast and Slow, which is Danny's popular book, have managed to convince laypeople that behavioral economics is the most powerful tool one has ever encountered.
The host discusses 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' as a significant book by Daniel Kahneman that highlights the influence of behavioral economics.
Episode: Bruce Friedrich Thinks There’s a Better Way to Eat Meat | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 29
Published on January 20, 2023
They know that industrial farms are not pretty places and they are not big fans of slaughterhouses, and yet most consumers think about food systems one way—this concept from Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking, Fast and Slow.
In this segment, the host, Steve Levitt, draws on concepts from Daniel Kahneman's book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, to illustrate how people often make quick, instinctual decisions when it comes to food choices, rather than considering the broader implications of meat production.
Episode: Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 93
Published on January 18, 2023
Having spent time around Danny Kahneman, a Nobel Laureate in behavioral economics, I once asked him how he could spend his life studying decision-making while being terrible at it.
Podcast host Steve Levitt discusses Danny Kahneman, a Nobel laureate in behavioral economics, and his studies on decision-making. Although a specific book is not directly mentioned, *Thinking, Fast and Slow* is implied as Kahneman is widely recognized for this work.
Episode: Daniel Kahneman on Why Our Judgment is Flawed — and What to Do About It | Episode 27
Published on January 11, 2023
I think because of books like Thinking, Fast and Slow, you've managed to convince laypeople that behavioral economics is the most powerful tool one has ever encountered.
In this segment, host Steve Levitt discusses how the book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman has played a significant role in making behavioral economics accessible and influential among the general public.
So, you know, there's come to be a tremendous focus on using behavioral economics to create behavior change, to get either yourself to do something you don't want to do or get someone else to do something they don't want to do, whether it's the UK Nudge Unit or Angela Duckworth and Katie Milkman with their behavior change for good.
In this segment, Steve Levitt discusses the significant emphasis on utilizing behavioral economics to facilitate behavior change, which has been notably influenced by Daniel Kahneman's book, 'Thinking, Fast and Slow'.
Oh, I mean, Thinking, Fast and Slow was such an experience that after that, I had forgotten everything that was not in the book, so I really needed a new thing and Noise was quite new.
In this segment, Daniel Kahneman reflects on his book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' describing it as such a profound experience that it overshadowed everything else, leading him to seek a new intellectual endeavor like his recent work, 'Noise.'
It's been roughly a decade since Thinking, Fast and Slow was published, and even though that book turned out to be a massive bestseller, I still can't believe you wrote another book because I remember the last one practically killed you, right?
In this segment, host Steve Levitt discusses the impact of 'Thinking, Fast and Slow', mentioning that it was a massive bestseller, and reflects on the challenges faced by author Daniel Kahneman during its writing.
He has also proven he can connect with a popular audience; his 2011 book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, was a blockbuster bestseller.
In this segment, Steve Levitt discusses Daniel Kahneman's acclaimed book, 'Thinking, Fast and Slow', highlighting its impressive achievement as a bestseller.
Episode: Self-Help for Data Nerds | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 75
Published on January 10, 2023
He analyzed Thomas Piketty's work on Capital and Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow, discovering an alarming decrease in the number of highlighted lines towards the conclusion of these texts.
In the podcast, an analysis by Jordan Ellenberg reveals an alarming decrease in the number of highlights in Daniel Kahneman's book, 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' as well as other texts.
Episode: Max Tegmark on Why Superhuman Artificial Intelligence Won’t be Our Slave | Episode 52
Published on January 9, 2023
If you read Kahneman with System One and System Two, it's very clear that you want to use your System Two, your deliberative reasoning thinking, to decide your diet before you go to the supermarket rather than just impulse buying random things that come in front of you because you always shop hungry or something like that.
In a conversation about decision-making and information consumption habits, podcast host Steve Levitt and guest Max Tegmark refer to Daniel Kahneman's influential book, 'Thinking, Fast and Slow'. They discuss how Kahneman's concepts of System One and System Two thinking can guide better choices, like planning meals before grocery shopping to avoid impulse buys.

The Joe Rogan Experience episodes that mention Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Episode: Joe Rogan Experience #2096 - Josh Dubin & Sheldon Johnson
Published on June 27, 2024
Look, I've been reading this book called Thinking, Fast and Slow. It's a [__] phenomenal. I highly recommend it.
During the podcast, Sheldon Johnson talks about a book he's been reading, titled 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' and he highly recommends it for its phenomenal content.

The Jordan Harbinger Show episodes that mention Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Episode: Ex-Wall Street Investor on Insider Trading | Tom Hardin (aka Tipper X)
Published on January 6, 2024
And um, yeah, I wasn't ready to go talk about it, or I didn't understand why I did what I did until I spoke at the FBI and they're like, "Go read this!" You know, Daniel Kahneman! He... he got a Nobel Prize about this stuff!
The guest references the work of Daniel Kahneman, specifically his book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow', which examines cognitive biases and helped him understand the psychology behind his actions.
Episode: How Politicians Control You with Your Instagram | Tobias Rose-Stockwell
Published on October 25, 2023
That stuff tends to make for good sound bites and go further, and this is sort of Daniel Kahneman’s system one thinking.
In this segment, host Jordan Harbinger discusses Daniel Kahneman's concept of 'system one thinking,' which is likely a reference to his well-known book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow.'
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