Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update)
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The psychologist Daniel Kahneman — a Nobel laureate and the author of Thinking, Fast and Slow — recently died at age 90. Along with his collaborator Amos Tversky, he changed how we all think about decision-making. The journalist Michael Lewis told the Kahneman-Tversky story in a 2016 book called *The Undoing Project. *In this episode, Lewis explains why they had such a profound influence.

• SOURCE:

• Michael Lewis), writer.

• RESOURCES:

• The Undoing Project), by Michael Lewis (2016).

• Thinking, Fast and Slow), by Daniel Kahneman (2011).

• The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine), by Michael Lewis (2010).

• Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness), by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2009).

• Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game), by Michael Lewis (2004).

• “Who’s On First),” by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (New Republic, 2003).

• “The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice),” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (Science, 1981).

• “Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk),” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (Econometrica, 1979).

• “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases),” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (Science, 1974).

• “Subjective Probability: A Judgment of Representativeness),” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (*Cognitive Psychology, *1972).

• EXTRAS:

• "Remembering Daniel Kahneman)," by *People I (Mostly) Admire *(2024).

• "Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?)" by *Freakonomics Radio *(2023).

• "Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with 'Moneyball'?)" by *Freakonomics Radio *(2022).