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The Transformative Ideas of Daniel Kahneman

The Transformative Ideas of Daniel Kahneman

Published: 4/1/2024, 11:40:00 PM

If you've ever taken an economics class, you were probably taught that people are rational. But about 50 years ago, the psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky began to chip away at this basic assumption. In doing so, they transformed our understanding of human behavior. This week, we reme...