Staying Smart in a Smart World: A Conversation with Gerd Gigerenzer
A deeper understanding of what algorithms do and how they’re being deployed can save us from the whiplash between reverence and resignation.
October 17th, 2022
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October 03rd, 2022
Is Having Too Many Choices (Versus Too Few) Really the Greater Problem for Consumers?
A new study featuring more than 7,000 participants from six countries found that choice deprivation—a feeling of not having enough to choose from—not choice overload is the most common consumer experience.
May 24th, 2021
A Conversation with Daniel Kahneman About “Noise”
Ten years on from “Thinking Fast and Slow”, Kahneman is back with a new book, “Noise”, that will again have you questioning what you thought you knew about making decisions.
May 10th, 2021
Too Much of a Good Thing—Overly Positive Online Ratings—Makes for Difficult Decisions
New research helps us make sense of online ratings and reviews.
November 16th, 2020
Practical Tools for Better Decisions: A Q&A with Annie Duke on How to Decide
Annie Duke wants you to make better decisions. In her latest book, she’s prioritized practical advice to help you do just that.
August 31st, 2020
How Practical Wisdom Helps Us Cope with Radical Uncertainty
As the world begins to open back up in fits and starts, we are, more than ever, longing for certainty. But certainty is likely a long way off. In the meantime, we should turn to practical wisdom to guide us.
January 04th, 2016
How Delta Masters the Game of Overbooking Flights
When Delta overbooks a flight, they let their passengers decide how much getting bumped is worth. I discovered this last week when I checked in online for my flight from Minneapolis to Philadelphia.
March 17th, 2014
TED All-Stars: Q&A with Barry Schwartz
We caught up with Professor Schwartz to find out what he’ll be talking about at TED this year, why he loves TED, and even what he’ll be wearing—T-shirt and shorts or collared shirt?
