The Undoing Project : A Friendship that Changed Our Minds (CD-Audio)

from Daniel.Estes

This is possibly the smartest and the most boring book by Michael Lewis I've ever read. The story of the friendship/partnership of Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman is one that forever changed history. In one sense, it's about the intersecting lives of the two men and what they contributed to the ...

from LynnB

I was familiar with the work of the book's two protagonists (Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky) before reading this book, so my reading focused on the relationship between the two men. This was very well portrayed by the author. Mr. Lewis was able to get deeply into that relationship, showing us j...

from nbmars

Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, who trained as psychologists, have become famous for their work describing how the human mind works, particularly in how it sometimes deceives itself. I would call them “intellectuals” though rather than "psychologists" because their ideas have permeated diverse ...

from Opinionated

Some familiarity with the work of Tversky and Kahneman is probably an advantage in enjoying the story of their friendship and collaboration. Other than the ideas themselves - which you will find better addressed in Kahneman's own work Thinking, Fast and Slow, ironically given that Kahneman was th...

from LukeS

The Undoing Project contains many charms, and chief among these is its full and intimate description of the friendship between Danny Kahneman and Amos Tversky. These are the two pioneering psychologists who revolutionized decision theory and demonstrated its effect on economic thought. In Mr. Kah...