HackerTube

THE VIDEO SHELF · cognitive biases and decision making

Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | Talks at Google

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 HN readers recommended it

Recommended as a one-hour substitute for the book's opening chapters for those short on time.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Talks at Google
Topic
cognitive biases and decision making
Format
talk
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
4
Recommendation years in dataset
2011–2023

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

  • Kahneman's talk at Google summarized the first 2 chapters pretty well: [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 …

    frankosaurus on Hacker News · 2015-02
    In Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011)
  • It's been on my list after watching this great lecture: [VIDEO] I plan to follow it with Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything .

    david927 on Hacker News · 2011-12
    In Ask HN: Best book you read in 2011
  • 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. [VIDEO]

    frankosaurus on Hacker News · 2019-08
    In How the brain 'approximates' without counting

Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.

Keep exploring