Daniel Kahneman's Talks at Google lecture on his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, covering System 1 and System 2 thinking and the psychology of judgment and decision making.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended as a one-hour substitute for the book's opening chapters for those short on time.
“If you're short on time, watch Kahneman's talk at Google, which basically summarizes the first chapter or so.”HN comment, 2019
“I strongly recommend it for anyone who doesn't have time to read the book.”
Summarizes the first chapters of Thinking, Fast and Slow.
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Kahneman's talk at Google summarized the first 2 chapters pretty well: this video I strongly recommend it for anyone who doesn't have time to read the book. As for the book itself, I agree with some others' postings here -- it's absolutely fantastic. It changed the way I think about human cognition and education... not to mention machine learning, politics, and marketing.
Recommendsdavid927Dec 2011
“It's been on my list after watching this great lecture”
Kahneman lecture that motivated reading the book.
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It's been on my list after watching this great lecture: this video I plan to follow it with Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything .
RecommendsfrankosaurusAug 2019
“If you're short on time, watch Kahneman's talk at Google, which basically summarizes the first chapter or so.”
Summarizes the book's first chapter for those short on time.
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I believe the bit about priming was refuted in some repro attempts. If you're short on time, watch Kahneman's talk at Google, which basically summarizes the first chapter or so. this video
Cites itxjayDec 2023
Source for Kahneman's warning about System 1 and System 2 language.
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Warning from Daniel Kahneman on "System 1" and "System 2". [1] > I'm going to use "System 1" and "System 2", absolutely as homunculi. [...] They don't exist. [...] Don't look for them in the brain, because they are not two systems in the brain, of which one does one, and the other does the other. So why am I using this terrible language? I'm using it because I think it's helpful. It fits the way our minds work, and to explain the background of that decision--of why I use "System 1" and "System 2"--I refer you to a very good book. [...] It's by Joshua Foer and it's called "Moonwalking with Einstein". [2] [1] this video [2] link The article does put these terms in quotes.
