Tag: Decisionmaking

Steven Johnson on Decision-Making

Curious Minds | 6 October 2018 | 0h 47m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with Steven Johnson, author of Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions that Matter the Most. Sets out concrete methods and processes to improve decision-making.

Daniel Kahneman on Cutting Through the Noise

Conversations with Tyler | 19 December 2018 | 1h 09m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with Daniel Kahneman about bias, noise, happiness, memory, the replication crisis in psychology, advice to CEOs about improving decision-making, superforecasters, the influence of Freud, working in a second language, the value of intuition, and why he can’t help you win arguments with a spouse.

Using Mental Models to Make Better Decisions

The Art of Manliness | 7 January 2019 | 0h 59m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with Shane Parrish of Farnam Street about his overarching decision making philosophy. Explains what mental models are, why they’re a powerful tool to make better decisions, why you should focus on being consistently not stupid instead of trying to be consistently brilliant, and tactics you can use to make better decisions.

Earning Your Stripes: Patrick Collison

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish | 2 May 2018 | 1h 49m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with Patrick Collison, co-founder and CEO of Stripe, the leading online payment processing company. Brilliant throughout, with insights on success, failure, management, decision making, learning and much more. A masterclass in how to think.

The Math Wizard Who Became a Customer Loyalty Scheme Guru

FT Alphachat | 14 December 2018 | 0h 49m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with economist Gary Loveman, who went from Harvard economist to Harrah’s gambling chain CEO to health insurer CEO. Insights on using data science for better decision making, understanding what customers value to drive loyalty, and aligning incentives in health care.

Annie Duke – Thinking More in Bets

Capital Allocators | 19 November 2018 | 0h 46m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Follow up interview with Annie Duke covering the challenge of separating signal from noise in making decisions, the formation and confirmation of beliefs, forming decision groups, communicating with teams, mistakes Annie’s advisory clients have made after reading her book and stories of how Annie approached being a woman in the male-dominated poker world.

Annie Duke – Improving Decision Making

Capital Allocators | 5 February 2018 | 0h 59m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with Annie Duke, author of “Thinking in Bets.” A wonderful synthesis of evolutionary psychology, behavioural biases and what to do about it from an expert in psychology with a grounding in the real world of poker.

Ed Thorpe

The Meb Faber Show | 8 February 2016 | 0h 58m | Listen Later  | iTunes
Interview with the Ed Thorp: professor, mathematician; fund manager with one of the best track records; best-selling author of “Beat the Dealer” and “A Man for All Markets”; creator of the first wearable computer; and the father of card counting.