![]() Amos was born in Palestine and also grew up to train as a psychologist. ![]() Danny trained in psychology at Hebrew University before serving in the army as a psychologist, during which time he revolutionized the army’s approach to recruitment by trying to limit the ways human bias influenced decision making. After the war, Danny’s family relocated to Palestine. Danny grew up in Paris, France but was forced to flee with his family after the Nazis invaded because they were Jewish. The story of Danny and Amos begins by recounting their childhoods and early adulthood. Lewis discusses Daryl Morey, a man who revolutionized the use of data in the recruitment of basketball players in his role at the NBA team the Houston Rockets. Lewis begins by summarizing the cultural impact of one of his earlier books, Moneyball, about the use of data analytics in professional baseball. The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis explores the lives and work of two Israeli psychologists - Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman – discussing their most significant contributions to the fields of psychology and economics and exploring some of the ways their ideas can be applied in everyday contexts. ![]() The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Lewis, Michael. ![]()
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