Thinking About Thinking

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January 15, 2012

Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel laureate psychologist.  So he’s the perfect person to give us a new way of thinking about thinking, which is exactly what he does in his new book, “Thinking, Fast and Slow.”  In this hour, Kahneman tells us about the two systems that drive the way we think. 

Daniel Kahneman on "Thinking, Fast and Slow"

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Nobel Laureate psychologist Daniel Kahneman talks to Steve Paulson about the two basic systems that drive the way we think.  Kahneman is the author of "Thinking, Fast and Slow.'

Duncan Watts on Common Sense

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Duncan Watts is the author of "Everything Is Obvious*: *Once You Know the Answer."  He tells Jim Fleming how common sense often fails us.

Cathy Davidson on How the Brain Science of Attention Will Change Our Lives

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Cathy N. Davidson is the author of "Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn."  She tells Anne Strainchamps why "attention blindness" matters.

Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen on "American Nietzsche"

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Historian Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen talks to Steve Paulson about her book, "American Nietzsche: A History of an Icon and His Ideas."

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Airdates
January 15, 2012
October 14, 2012
Guests: 

Daniel Kahneman

Psychologist
princeton.edu

Cathy Davidson

English Scholar

Duncan Watts

Human Social Dynamics Researcher

Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen

History Professor
history.wisc.edu
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August 02, 2024