Book · 2021 · Transport
Transport For Humans
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And um his most recent book when he was talking about transport for humans uh and some of the challenges.
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I think Rory missed in his transport for humans book as something that we could have done with regards to this.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Feb 2023 Why people recommend it
Transport For Humans by Pete Dyson and Rory Sutherland is an insightful examination of behavioral economics and human psychology as applied to passenger travel and transport system design. On an episode of Modern Wisdom, the host referenced Rory Sutherland's recent book when discussing various complexities and behavioral challenges associated with modern public transit systems. In a subsequent episode of the same podcast, Chris Williamson and guest Richard Shotton revisited Pete Dyson and Rory Sutherland's work, analyzing it in the context of transport optimization and passenger experience. The speakers evaluated specific aspects of the book, noting several psychological biases and behavioral insights that the authors addressed, while also considering additional strategies that could have been implemented to better understand passenger choices and improve urban transit systems from a psychological standpoint. The podcast discussions underscored the importance of factoring human irrationality and behavioral quirks into infrastructure planning, challenging conventional economic assumptions about how people navigate cities and make daily commuting decisions.
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Chris Williamson I think Rory missed in his transport for humans book as something that we could have done with regards to this 1
“I think Rory missed in his transport for humans book as something that we could have done with regards to this”
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“and um his most recent book when he was talking about transport for humans uh and some of the challenges”
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“okay so the book's coming out on thursday it's being launched on on thursday and it's called a transport for humans”
“it's called transport for humans it's pete dyson and rory sutherland are the authors the subtitle is um are we nearly there yet”