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How Two Psychologists Re-invented How We View the Mind

Knowledge at Wharton·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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The Huffington Post calls Michael Lewis “one of the premier chroniclers of our age.” It’s hard to argue with that description. His best-selling books, including Moneyball, The Blind Side and The Big Short , have all been turned into blockbuster films. In his latest book, Lewis tells the story of two cognitive psychologists whose work more than a half-century ago on bias and critical thinking has left an indelible mark on a variety of disciplines.  The Undoing Project: The Friendship That Changed Our Minds explores the fascinating relationship between Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman that helped produce seminal thinking about how the mind works – and how it can reach more accurate analyses. Lewis recently appeared on the Knowledge at Wharton show on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM channel 111  to discuss the book and explain how his latest project is something of a prequel to the data analytics strategies found in Moneyball .   Knowledge at Wharton: This book ties back to Moneyball .…

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