"The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed the World" explores the deep and transformative friendship between psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. Their collaboration fundamentally shifted our understanding of human judgment and decision-making. By delving into their personal relationship, the book illustrates how their differing perspectives and intellectual synergy led to groundbreaking insights into the cognitive biases that influence everyday choices.
The authors detail the pair's innovative research, which uncovered how people often rely on heuristics rather than rational analysis when making decisions. Their work highlighted systematic errors that challenge the notion of human rationality, significantly impacting fields like economics, medicine, and public policy. Kahneman's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences is a testament to their contributions to behavioral economics.