Daniel Kahneman

The Profile

Daniel Kahneman (born 1934) is an Israeli-American psychologist and Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences (2002), known for his work on judgment and decision-making, including Prospect Theory and the book Thinking, Fast and Slow.

Awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002; influential for research on cognitive biases, heuristics, Prospect Theory, and decision-making.

The single review praises Kahneman's clear, searing presentation of cognitive biases and fast vs. slow thinking. The reviewer finds the book challenging but unforgettable, credits Kahneman's Nobel recognition, and recommends it to readers willing to confront uncomfortable truths about their own thinking.