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How the Mind Works – TED.com

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My last post linked to some of Dan Gilbert’s TED talks on happiness and cognitive biases. But then I noticed there’s a whole section on TED called How the Mind Works! Lots of very cool, very accessible stuff. Check it out here. /// Image from TED.com.

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Kahneman’s Nobel Prize Speech

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On December 8, 2002, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University, Daniel Kahneman was presented the Nobel Prize in Economics for his brilliant and pioneering work in behavioral economics and psychology. This work was largely performed alongside his long-time research partner Amos Tversky, who died before the Nobel Prize was awarded. Kahneman is widely regarded as the […]

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