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The title reminded me of this anecdote (which I can't locate now, might have been somewhere in Kahneman's or Ariely's recent oeuvre): This associate professor
by FabHK 6y ago
The title reminded me of this anecdote (which I can't locate now, might have been somewhere in Kahneman's or Ariely's recent oeuvre):
This associate professor of Decision Theory received two offers of tenure track positions at reputable universities, and got some friends and colleagues together to discuss which one to take. One of them suggested he use the tools of his discipline, Decision Theory, to help him make a decision. To which the professor replies: "Now, come on guys, this is serious..."
- Pamar 6y agoI link at the source of this anecdote at the end of my essay on I-Ching: https://www.pa-mar.net/Lifestyle/I-Ching.html https://www.pa-mar.net/Lifestyle/I-Ching.html Here is the direct link if you don't care about my stuff (it has been featured on HN already) http://statweb.stanford.edu/~cgates/PERSI/papers/thinking.pdf http://statweb.stanford.edu/~cgates/PERSI/papers/thinking.pd...
- FabHK 6y agoThanks for that source, a talk by frightfully brilliant Stanford mathematician and magician Persi Diaconis. It contains another cute anecdote: > One of my most endearing memories of the great psychol- ogist of decision making under uncertainty, Amos Tversky, recalls his way of ordering in restaurants: “Barbara? What do I want?”
- Pamar 6y ago;) the whole piece is really a fantastic read.