Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-04-12

Books mentioned on 155. Helping People Die

1 book · With Ellen Wiebe · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Ellen Wiebe is a physician who helps seriously ill patients end their lives in Canada, where assisted suicide is legal. Is death a human right?

Steve Levitt discussed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Thinking, Fast and Slow

   Daniel Kahneman · at 33:01

   Thinking, Fast and Slow is a popular psychology and behavioral economics book by Daniel Kahneman that explores cognitive biases, human judgment, and the dual systems that drive how people think.

   Discussed

   “Take the example of Danny Conorman. He's the hugely influential founder of behavioral economics and the author of Thinking Fast and Slow.”

   Steve Levitt 155. Helping People Die 2025-04-12 Listen at 33:01

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