Decisions
The neurobiology of decision-making. Analysis of the cognitive processes behind choice and action: how emotions and intuition shape human judgment.
Essentials
Thinking fast and slow shows why we misjudge risk
Thinking fast and slow explains why we trust vivid stories, framing, and first impressions too easily. Kahneman's work changed economics, but it does not prove that every intuitive judgment is wrong.
Deciding Better
The key to starting a dreaded task is to act without waiting for motivation
Harvard Business Review: How to actually start the task you’ve been avoiding To begin a task you have been avoiding,…
AI as “System 0” risks reducing human autonomy in decision-making
Research from Università Cattolica suggests that AI can function as “System 0,” an external thinking process that complements human intuition…
Waiting overnight to decide weakens first impression bias
In nine Duke University experiments with 569 adults, quick judgments favored boxes whose valuable items came first, while judgments made the next day weighed good items more evenly. The study tested an overnight delay and did not measure sleep.
New Research
Fear changes how women make financial decisions
Women tend to exhibit more conservative financial behavior than men when experiencing fear, according to recent research. While fear significantly…