Book · recommended on 4 episodes
The Undoing Project
Michael Lewis ISBN 039363437X
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Michael Lewis ISBN 039363437X
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This book by Michael Lewis has come up 4 times on Tim Ferriss. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: B. Jeffrey Madoff, Michael Lewis, Richard H. Thaler, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-05-06 and the most recent from 2025-10-14. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Examines the history of behavioral economics, discussing the theory of Israeli psychologists who wrote the original studies undoing assumptions about the decision-making process and the influence it has had on evidence-based regulation.
“an amazing book Michael wrote was about Conorman and Tverki called The Undoing Project... if you're curious about those two people... I recommend that book. It's an easy read.”— Richard H. Thaler
The guest here is Richard Thaler: Nobel Prize-winning economist, University of Chicago professor, founder of behavioral economics, and author of Nudge and the new book The Winner's Curse: Behavioral Economics, Anomalies Then and Now. Nobel laureate Richard Thaler explains how behavioral economics overturned the myth of the perfectly rational agent.
“it was a quote from one of my characters Amos tki he's a one of the main characters in the in the undoing project”— Michael Lewis
The guest here is Michael Lewis and Martine Rothblatt: Michael Lewis is the bestselling author of Moneyball, The Big Short, and Going Infinite. Martine Rothblatt is a lawyer, transhumanist author, and founder/CEO of United Therapeutics and SiriusXM. Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Michael Lewis on writing and ambition, Martine Rothblatt on science, transhumanism, and saving her daughter.
“i love the undoing project you know i know the story of the undoing project but i haven't read the book it's brilliant”— B. Jeffrey Madoff
The guest here is B. Jeffrey Madoff: A former top-10 U.S. fashion designer who switched careers to film and video production, directing award-winning commercials and documentaries for clients like Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, and Tiffany. He teaches at Parsons School of Design, wrote the book Creative Careers, and is producing the Lloyd Price stage musical Personality. Designer-turned-filmmaker B. Jeffrey Madoff on Ralph Lauren, scratching your own itch, perseverance through rejection, and the work behind every success.
“the big short the undoing project and the fifth risk both of his books about sports became movies”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Michael Lewis: Best-selling author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. He also hosts the podcast Against the Rules from Pushkin Industries. Michael Lewis on how he became a writer, his creative process, mentors, friendship, ambition, and the craft of coaching.
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