Daniel Kahneman
Nobel Laureate in Economics | Author of 'Thinking, Fast and Slow'
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Daniel Kahneman is a pioneering psychologist who won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his groundbreaking work on judgment and decision-making. His book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' introduced the world to concepts like System 1 and System 2 thinking, anchoring, and loss aversion.
Kahneman's research on cognitive biases has transformed fields from economics to medicine, public policy, and business strategy. As a longtime professor at Princeton University, he has dedicated his career to understanding the psychology behind how humans think, decide, and behave.
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The riddle of experience vs. memory
Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently. This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy -- and our own self-awareness.
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