Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred, systematically, when forced to make judgments about uncertain situations. Their work created the field of behavioral economics, revolutionized Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation, and made much of Michael Lewis s own work possible. Kahneman and Tversky are more responsible than anybody for the powerful trend to mistrust human intuition and defer to algorithms.
The Undoing Project is about the fascinating collaboration between two men who have the dimensions of great literary figures. They became heroes in the university and on the battlefield both had important careers in the Israeli military and their research was deeply linked to their extraordinary life experiences. In the process they may well have changed, for good, mankind s view of its own mind.
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Lewis has written one hell of a love story.--Jennifer Senior
Lewis is the ideal teller of [Tversky and Kahneman's] story... You see his protagonists in three dimensions--deeply likable, but also flawed, just like most of your friends and family.--David Leonhardt
Fascinating stories about intriguing people.--Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler
Brilliant... Lewis has given us a spectacular account of two great men who faced up to uncertainty and the limits of human reason.--William Easterly
Intellectually mesmerizing and inspiring.
Mind-blowing... [The Undoing Project] will raise doubts about how you personally perceive reality.--Don Oldenburg
Michael Lewis has a genius for finding stories about people who view reality from an unusual angle and telling these stories in a compulsively readable way.--Geoffrey Kabat
A fantastic read.--Jesse Singal
Lewis [is a] master of the character-driven narrative.--Charlie Gofen
Tantalizing and tender... Lewis is an irresistible storyteller and a master at illuminating complicated and fascinating subjects.
Hugely important.--Samantha Power
"A must-read."--Greg McKenna
"Whatever subject strikes his fancy, Lewis renders it clear and understandable while showcasing its human drama. In the realm of exalted journalistic wizardry, he is surely kin to Tracy Kidder and Malcolm Gladwell."--Dan Cryer
A must-read.--Greg McKenna
Whatever subject strikes his fancy, Lewis renders it clear and understandable while showcasing its human drama. In the realm of exalted journalistic wizardry, he is surely kin to Tracy Kidder and Malcolm Gladwell.--Dan Cryer
In 1969 two men met on a university campus. Their names were Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. They were different in every way. But both were obsessed with the human mind - and both happened to be geniuses. This is the incredible story of how their friendship would change the way we see the world.
'Michael Lewis could spin gold out of any topic he chose ... this is his best work' Tim Harford, Financial Times
'My favourite writer full stop. Engages both heart and brain like no other' Robert Colvile, Daily Telegraph
'Kahneman and Tversky were psychology's Lennon and McCartney ... Lewis is exactly the storyteller they deserve' Observer
'During the final pages, I was blinking back tears' The New York Times
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