The Undoing Project
by Michael Lewis
Mentioned 2 times across 2 shows · first heard Dec 2025 on Acquired.
The general take
Michael Lewis found The Undoing Project compelling for capturing the intensity of Kahneman and Tversky's relationship—one so all-consuming that their spouses felt sidelined by the work partnership at the center of their lives. He frames their bond as the primary relationship, more important than their marriages, which gives the book a portrait of intellectual intimacy that clearly resonated with him.
About
Bestselling author Michael Lewis examines how a Nobel Prize–winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality. Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred, systematically, when forced to make judgments about uncertain situations. Their work created the field of behavioral economics, revolutionized Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation, and made much of Michael Lewis’s own work possible. Kahneman and Tversky are more responsible than anybody for the powerful trend to mistrust human intuition and defer to algorithms.
Who said what
Amanda Peet💬 Mentioned
…discussing reading michael lewis book about cognitive scientists
“I did The Undoing Project, Michael Lewis's book. You've had Michael Lewis. Yes, we have. The Undoing Project about Tversky and Kahneman because I was scared of flying.”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard — Amanda Peet Returnsat 30:13
Michael Lewis👍 Recommends
…michael lewis discusses his book about kahneman and tversky's collaboration
“Which is why I asked if your spouses were threatened, because Kahneman and Tversky's spouses were—threatened is too strong a word, but they were very aware that the relationship that was most important in their lives was with—not with their spouse. I got the sense from The Undoing Project that Kahneman and Tversky's relationship was very intense.”
Acquired — 10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)at 10:45
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