Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-11
Books mentioned on Daniel Kahneman on Why Our Judgment is Flawed — and What to Do About It | Episode 27
Steve Levitt discussed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Noise by Daniel Kahneman and others, and The undoing project by Michael Lewis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a seminal book exploring the two systems of thought that drive human decision-making: the fast, intuitive system and the slow, logical system.
Discussed“He has also proven he can connect with a popular audience; his 2011 book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, was a blockbuster bestseller.”
Where to get it
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Noise
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R.
Discussed“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”
Where to get it
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The undoing project
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book that explores the profound intellectual partnership and friendship between psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose groundbreaking work laid the foundation for behavioral economics.
Discussed“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”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Thinking, Fast and Slow
“his 2011 book Thinking Fast and Slow was a blockbuster bestseller”
Passing Superfreakonomics
“I was in New York City shortly after the release of super Freakonomics the follow-up to Freakonomics”