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The Undoing Project: A book review by Bob Morris

April 25, 2022

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis W.W. Norton & Company (2016) A brilliant analysis of how two world-famous psychologists could – and did — “undo” so many misconceptions about human error I have read and…

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A Nobel Prize Winner Explains How to Finally Think Clearly

February 3, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Bryan Collins for Forbes magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Shutterstock * * * Nobel Prize winner and psychologist Daniel…

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The Undoing Project: A book review by Bob Morris

January 23, 2022

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis W.W. Norton & Company (2016) A brilliant analysis of how two world-famous psychologists could – and did — “undo” so many misconceptions about human error I have read and…

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By and about Amos Tversky

January 20, 2022

First of all, I have supported the Wikipedia Foundation for several years and wish my circumstances could enable me to donate MUCH more. Its value is incalculable. Please do what you can. Thank you. Here is some material by and…

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Why AI Will Never Replace Managers

October 19, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Frank Martela and Jukka Luoma for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…

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Nudge: A book review by Bob Morris

October 5, 2021

Nudge: The Final Edition Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein Penguin Books (August 2021) “Letting the other chap have it your way.” This is an updated and revised version of a book first published in 2008. The first four…

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Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein on Common Biases

September 26, 2021

In Nudge: The Final Edition, Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein argue that people have evolved to make snap decisions in a wide variety of areas in order to save time and mental energy—we’re more likely to survive if we rely on…

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Thinking “inside the brain”

August 8, 2021

The mind is what the brain does. According to Annie Murphy Paul, thinking “inside the brain” occurs when the mind is making a statement, reaching a conclusion, answering a question or solving a problem. With rare exception, it limits itself…

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Valuable lessons to be learned from recommendation systems

January 4, 2021

In his just published book, Recommendation Engines, Michael Straight provides a wealth of information, insights, and counsel while sharing the lessons he learned about the power and impact or recommendation machines. More specifically, he “defines, discusses, and details what recommendation…

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Recommendation Engines: A book review by Bob Morris

December 12, 2020

Recommendation Engines (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) Michael Schrage The MIT Press (September 2020) How and why recommendation engines can help to create more valuable people I have not read in recent years a more entertaining or a more…

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