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The Undoing Project

A Friendship That Changed the World

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The Undoing Project

By: Michael Lewis
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
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Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky met in war-torn 1960s Israel. Both were gifted young psychology professors: Kahneman a rootless son of Holocaust survivors who saw the world as a problem to be solved, Tversky a voluble, instinctual blur of energy.

In this breathtaking new audiobook, Michael Lewis tells the extraordinary story of a relationship that became a shared mind: one which created the field of behavioural economics, revolutionising everything from Big Data to medicine, from how we are governed to how we spend, from high finance to football.

Kahneman and Tversky, shows Michael Lewis, helped shape the world in which we now live - and may well have changed, for good, humankind's view of its own mind.

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I loved the rounded portrayal of these academics and the wider influence of their work. The narration is very engaging and made for great listening experience.

Vintage Michael Lewis

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I went to University to study Economics & Finance in the early 90's and then my Masters in the late 90's some of these ideas were coming through even then, although most models still relied on "rational economic man". I suspect this is partly not just a mindset, but it makes the mathematical models simpler. I really enjoyed how Kahneman & Tversky worked together and the way they came up with questions that no one else was asking. The end of there relationship is incredibly sad, but the work these two men did is utterly compelling and I hope as time goes by more widely known and not just by psychology students. I studied some basic statistics at undergraduate level, so I am aware of a small number of the pitfalls, it doesn't mean that like everyone else I don't make them. Fascinating and highly recommended

Definitely worth a read

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Fascinating and important material, superbly written and beautifully narrated.

A real treat of an audio book.

Perfect ...

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it's an autobiography about 2 great psychologists. I've always loved reading psychology books. it was great to hear about how they came up with their questions and what they did to make them public news. the story about doctors Vs machines resonated with me the most as it was very relevant to a project at work.

such a good book

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normally don't write reviews but, this book is a good exception. the friendship and insight these two have created will last forever.

amazing

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