The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

Michael Lewis

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds is a best-selling book written by Michael Lewis that delves into the fascinating relationship between two Israeli psychologists, Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, who revolutionized the field of psychology.The book tells the story of how the two men's work together created a paradigm shift in the way we think about human behavior. Michael Lewis takes the reader on a journey through their decades-long collaboration, including their differences and disagreements, showing how their collaboration truly changed how we view and understand human decision-making.Lewis also explores how the two men were able to create a unique partnership that led to remarkable scientific breakthroughs that transformed how we understand human behavior. Through their decades-long exchange of ideas, Tversky and Kahneman created a revolutionary field of study, known as the behavioral sciences, that has shaped the way we think about decision-making and risk. Lewis provides an adept analysis of the two men's groundbreaking work and shows how their friendship and collaboration can continue to enlighten our understanding of ourselves, even today.The Undoing Project is a fantastic blend of personal narrative, insightful psychology, and captivating biography. By taking the reader on a journey through the depths of the friendship and collaboration between Tversky and Kahneman, Lewis is able to explore the complexity of decision-making and the human condition in a thought-provoking and informative way. Through this exploration, the reader will come away with a better understanding of why the two men's work made such an impact and why their partnership was able to advance the field of behavioral science to the heights that it has today.