Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

Noise is a groundbreaking exploration of why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones, from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow and coauthor of Nudge.

This tour de force (New York Times) reveals the detrimental effects of noise in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, bail, child protection, strategy, performance reviews, and personnel selection.

Despite being unaware of it most of the time, individuals and organizations can reduce both noise and bias with a few simple remedies, making far better decisions.

Packed with original ideas and offering research-based insights that made Thinking, Fast and Slow and Nudge groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers, Noise explains how and why humans are susceptible to noise in judgment—and what we can do about it.