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Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | Talks at Google

Name: Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | Talks at Google
Description: Daniel Kahneman's Talks at Google lecture on his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, covering System 1 and System 2 thinking and the psychology of judgment and decision making.

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Recommended as a one-hour substitute for the book's opening chapters for those short on time.

Daniel Kahneman's Talks at Google lecture on his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, covering System 1 and System 2 thinking and the psychology of judgment and decision making.

Pull quote: “If you're short on time, watch Kahneman's talk at Google, which basically summarizes the first chapter or so.” (HN, 2019)

Also tagged: cognitive biases and decision making, daniel kahneman, system 1 and 2, behavioral economics, psychology, thinking fast and slow

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Strongly recommends frankosaurus February 2015 under Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011)

Summarizes the first chapters of Thinking, Fast and Slow.

Kahneman's talk at Google summarized the first 2 chapters pretty well: [this video] I strongly recommend it for anyone who doesn't have time to read the book. As for the book itself, I agree with some others' postings here -- it's absolutely fantastic. It changed the way I think about human cognition and education... not to mention machine learning, politics, and marketing.

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Recommends david927 December 2011 under Ask HN: Best book you read in 2011

Kahneman lecture that motivated reading the book.

It's been on my list after watching this great lecture: [this video] I plan to follow it with Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything .

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Recommends frankosaurus August 2019 under How the brain 'approximates' without counting

Summarizes the book's first chapter for those short on time.

I believe the bit about priming was refuted in some repro attempts. If you're short on time, watch Kahneman's talk at Google, which basically summarizes the first chapter or so. [this video]

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Citations, criticism and jokes

Cites it xjay December 2023 under Things software developers should learn about learning

Source for Kahneman's warning about System 1 and System 2 language.

Warning from Daniel Kahneman on "System 1" and "System 2". [1] > I'm going to use "System 1" and "System 2", absolutely as homunculi. [...] They don't exist. [...] Don't look for them in the brain, because they are not two systems in the brain, of which one does one, and the other does the other. So why am I using this terrible language? I'm using it because I think it's helpful. It fits the way our minds work, and to explain the background of that decision--of why I use "System 1" and "System 2"--I refer you to a very good book. [...] It's by Joshua Foer and it's called "Moonwalking with Einstein". [2] [1] [this video] [2] [link] The article does put these terms in quotes.

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