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 remember Kahneman, who recently died at the age of 90, by revisiting our 2018 and 2021 conversations with him.
If you enjoyed this look at the work of Daniel Kahneman, you might also enjoy our conversations about behavioral economics with Kahneman's friend and collaborator Richard Thaler:
Misbehaving with Richard Thaler
Follow the Anomalies
In The Heat Of The Moment
Counting Other People's Blessings
The Ventilator
Hungry, Hungry Hippocampus
The Talk Market
BS Jobs
The Monkey Marketplace
The Lonely American Man
Screaming Into The Void
Baby Talk
We're All Gonna Live Forever!
We're All Gonna Die!
You Can't Hit Unsend
You 2.0: Decide Already!
You 2.0: Deep Work
You 2.0: Rebel With A Cause
You 2.0: Our Better Nature
You 2.0: Tunnel Vision
You 2.0: The Empathy Gym
Facts Aren't Enough
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Science Friday
Planet Money
The Economics of Everyday Things
The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
Up First from NPR