About this episode
Daniel Kahneman left his mark on academia (and the real world) in countless ways. A group of his friends and colleagues recently gathered in Chicago to reflect on this legacy — and we were there, with microphones. SOURCES: Maya Bar-Hillel , professor emeritus of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Shane Frederick , professor of marketing at the Yale School of Management. Thomas Gilovich , professor of psychology at Cornell University. Matt Killingsworth , senior fellow at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Barbara Mellers , professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Eldar Shafir , director of the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy at Princeton University. Richard Thaler , professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago. RESOURCES: " Experienced Well-Being Rises With Income, Even Above $75,000 Per Year ," by Matthew A. Killingsworth ( PNAS, 2021). " The False Allure of Fast Lures ," by Yigal Attali and Maya Bar-Hillel ( Judgment and Decision Making, 2020). " Learning Psychology From Riddles: The Case of Stumpers ," by Maya Bar-Hillel and Tom Noah ( Judgment and Decision Making, 2018). Thinking, Fast and Slow , by Daniel Kahneman (2011). " High Income Improves Evaluation of Life but Not Emotional Well-Being ," by Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton ( PNAS, 2010). " Varieties of Regret: A Debate and Partial Resolution ," by Thomas Gilovich, Victoria Husted Medvec, and Daniel Kahneman ( Psychological Review, 1998). " Some Counterfactual Determinants of Satisfaction and Regret ," by Thomas Gilovich and Victoria Husted Medvec ( What Might Have Been: The Social Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking, 1995). EXTRAS: " Remembering Daniel Kahneman ," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024). " Academic Fraud ," series by Freakonomics Radio (2021). " Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It ," by Freakonomics Radio (2018). " The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution ," by Freakonomics Radio (2017). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.