ALPHABETICAL BRAIN® VOCABULARY HUMANIST HUB OF SECULAR SCIENCE STAR DANIEL KAHNEMAN August 18, 2022 Note = Daniel Kahneman has written two extremely important books about thinking and decision making. Both books should be read and discussed throughout the Humanist Galaxy. The first book, THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, in 2011 (499 pages). "The provocative theories and groundbreaking research of the popular psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Daniel Kahneman, postulates two systems of thinking that drive the way we think. He explains both clearly. System 1 is fast, intuitive and emotional and System 2 is slower, more deliberative and more logical. The two systems operate simultaneously and are often at odds with each other since one is 'intuitive' and the other is 'deliberative.' This book became an international bestseller and should be read and discussed throughout the Humanist Galaxy. (Paraphrased slightly by webmaster from publisher's blurb) The second book, NOISE: A FLAW IN HUMAN JUDGMENT, was coauthored by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein , was published by Little, Brown Spark/Hatchet Book Group in 2021 with 454 pages. "Psychology professor Kahneman (Thinking, Fast and Slow), business professor Sibony (You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake!), and legal scholar Sunstein (Too Much Information) team up for this fascinating exploration of the bias and "noise" that cause errors in human judgment. Noise, they write, is 'variability in judgments that should be identical' that, when combined with one's own biases --- conscious or not --- can cause human error." (Paraphrased slightly by webmaster from Max Brockman's Publisher's Weekly Review) A recent book that explains the writing and research which produced the book, THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, is called, THE UNDOING PROJECT: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis. It was published by W. W. Norton in 2017 (362 pages). The book's outline and reviews can be seen by going to Michael Lewis's blinking star in the Humanist Galaxy of Secular Scientists link. The book tells the exciting story of the research done "Forty years ago by two Israeli psychologists --- Kahneman and Tversky --- who had written a series of breathtakingly original studies that caused the 'undoing of our assumptions' about the decision-making process. Their research showed the many ways in which the human mind can error --- systematically --- when forced to make judgments in uncertain situations. Their work created the field of 'behavioral economics', which revolutionized big data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation, and increased the use and reliability of algorithms." (Paraphrased slightly by webmaster from publisher's summary) Click or Tap Links to Outlines and Reviews Book #1: THINKING, FAST AND SLOW OR Book #2: NOISE Click or Tap Star to: RETURN TO THE HUMANIST GALAXY OF SECULAR SCIENCE STARS ALPHABETICAL BRAIN® VOCABULARY produced by Infinite Interactive Ideas®