The Undoing Project
A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
by Michael Lewis
Editorial review
Michael Lewis at his best: telling the story of two thinkers — Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky — whose collaboration reshaped psychology, economics, medicine, and policy. A perfect entry point for readers intimidated by 'Thinking, Fast and Slow.'
AI-generated summary
Lewis tells the story of the unlikely friendship between two Israeli psychologists, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose joint research on judgment and heuristics gave birth to behavioral economics and changed how the world understands the mind.
Key takeaways
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Real intellectual revolutions are often the byproduct of one rare collaboration.
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The most important work is sometimes done in the margins of the established field.
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Friendship can be a research method.
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How the mind goes wrong is often the most reliable map to how it works.
The right reader
Readers who want the story behind the science. A great gift for anyone who has read 'Moneyball' or 'Thinking, Fast and Slow.'
What it touches
How it reads
Narrative, biographical, vivid.
Reading difficulty: Accessible
