Annie Duke has a remarkably diverse career. Her original ambition was to be an academic, and she was well on her way down that path to earning a PhD in cognitive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Some might say that cognitive psychology is the ideal discipline in which to
To win a poker game, you have to work with whatever data you have, however limited it may be, and then make the best choices possible. Annie Duke, decision strategist and former championship poker player, explains how poker has useful lessons for any IT decision-maker. Not long ago, Annie Duke
Editor’s Note: I just saw Annie Duke at a fundraiser for HowIDecide – a great organization furthering decision-making education (you’ll hear more about it soon) – and it wasn’t until ten minutes into our conversation that I realized why I loved her latest book. It’s because it bridges one of the problems I’m
Bit by bit, the myth of the “dumb money” is dying. For decades, Wall Street has derided individual investors as ill-informed, fickle and hapless. Instead of buying and holding, or buying low and selling high, the “dumb money” blindly chases performance, buying high and selling low. The perennial message from
Interest in podcasts is surging, and for good reason. There’s never been a better time to dive into the audio podcast medium with its growing variety and depth of content. Barron’s sifted through the clutter and found some of the best podcasts for our business and finance audience. Here are
Excerpt: Jussie Smollett, Dianne Feinstein and Nick Sandmann aren’t teachers, but in recent weeks, they’ve given Americans a lesson in the danger of jumping to conclusions — particularly if you’re prone to spreading your conclusions on the internet. … And while social media and other aspects of a culture addicted
Excerpt: Annie Duke, author of Thinking In Bets, says that “wrapping our arms around uncertainty and giving it a big hug will help us become better decision makers”. Fair enough. If we’re going to have to eat our uncertainty broccoli anyway, it may be best to swallow it down before
Any time we do something, we build a likelihood in our mind, consciously or sub-consciously, of whether success will be attained based on our abilities, past experiences, etc. Everyone knows that the dinosaurs have long been extinct. Annie Duke wrote in her book, Thinking in Bets, speaking on coelacanths, a fish:
Whether you’re retiring in 2019 or you have another decade to go, when the time arrives, you want to be ready. Just in time for the holidays, TheStreet delivers you the ultimate guide to retiring rich.
At the Behavioral Scientist, we’re always looking for great behavioral science journalism. To tie a bow on the interesting and important work that came across our desks in 2018, our editorial team compiled a list of our favorites. Enjoy!