Start the Week cover image

Start the Week

Decision-making with Daniel Kahneman and Michael Ignatieff

Mar 17, 2014
41:41
Snipd AI
Nobel prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman discusses decision-making. Michael Ignatieff explores moral choices in politics. Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh talks about the complexity of brain surgeries. Emotion clouding judgement is explored by writer Lisa Appignanesi through crimes of passion.
Read more

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

  • Understanding biases can help individuals make more informed decisions in various aspects of life.
  • Effective risk communication, transparency, and discussing decisions before actions can aid in better surgical outcomes.

Deep dives

Human Decision Making and Rationality

Humans are not always rational decision makers, a concept explored by psychologist Daniel Kahneman. Economics traditionally assumed people act rationally, but real humans are more complex. Kahneman's book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' delves into system one and system two thinking, where quick automatic responses can clash with effortful, rational choices. People lean towards system one for quick decisions, avoiding the effortful system two.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode