The Psychology Podcast Best of Series: A Remarkable Life, Fast and Slow With Daniel Kahneman
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Nov 16, 2023 
Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman discusses judgment, decision-making, reducing noise and bias, and thinking fast and slow. Personal experiences during World War II, collaboration research on intuition and expertise, system one and system two processing, measuring and defining emotions, wealth and happiness connection, role of bias and noise in decision making, growth and wisdom, and cognitive biases are explored.
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Father's Imprisonment and Release
- Kahneman's father, imprisoned during WWII, was released due to his employer's intervention.
- He returned emaciated but with dignity, leaving a lasting impact on young Kahneman.
Encounter with German Soldier
- During the Nazi occupation, a German soldier showed Kahneman kindness.
- The soldier hugged him, showed him a picture of his son, and gave him money.
Developing Army Interview System
- Kahneman developed an interviewing system for the Israeli army based on structured trait ratings.
- Despite initial resistance from interviewers who preferred intuition, the system proved valid, and their delayed intuition further improved accuracy.