Thinking Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman is the world’s most influential psychologist because he has, based on empirical research, figured out how we can notice when we are not thinking rationally. That knowledge gives us the choice to think “slow”---ignore brisk intuition and notional risks---when we decide we really need to get something right.
His book, "Thinking, Fast and Slow", is an international best-seller in part because the reader (or listener of his lecture) is invited to make cognitive experiments while reading (or listening). You catch your mind in the act of opting for illusion. To engage Kahneman’s work is to experience a delightful carnival ride of one “Busted!” after another. Your own brain becomes a co-instructor in how to use it better.
Kahneman received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 02002 for his work (with Amos Tversky) in “prospect theory” that founded the new discipline of behavioral economics.
"Thinking Fast and Slow" was given on August 13, 02013 as part of Long Now's Seminar series. The series was started in 02003 to build a compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking from some of the world's leading thinkers. The Seminars take place in San Francisco and are curated and hosted by Stewart Brand. To follow the talks, you can:
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Fantastic lecture! Great work.

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It took me 5 min for that quiz , book , pen as well as a blog to explain me😇

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[@harveytheparaglidingchaser7039]

Excellent

[@annediss8706]

Thank you for positng this terrific talk. I think Fast and Slow Thinking should be taught to school kids!

[@darrengreschuk9293]

I'm showing my students Veritasium's Science of Thinking, a format my high school students may be able to digest. I'll definitely offer this video, as well for home consumption, for enrichment :)

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As well as Mind health ( mindfulness) brkmg aware of yr thoughts and emotions as they come up

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Recognizing a face has a lot to do with context and the expected feedback. (Direct or indirect) .Sensory ability to recognize faces in itself may be overestimated!

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I knew a guy that was a total moron. At school he failed everything, including every single language course he ever took. Because he was obscenely rich, he somehow managed to get a business degree and an MBA. Then, again through his family connections, he was offered a very lucrative management job in Shanghai. The only proviso was that he had to become fluent in Chinese within eighteen months. If successful, he would be given a $2M signing bonus in addition to his substantial salary. Within a year he had learned to speak and write the language better than Mao Zhe Dong. Conclusion: given the right incentives nearly everyone is phenomenally smart.

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This talk does no justice to the book. 🤷🏻‍♂️