Noises and Human Judgements: Why It Pays to Be Open-Minded

 

Noises and Human Judgements

The issue of noises is addressed in the book authored by three professors, and one of them won a Nobel prize. The language is accessible, even for me,  an English teacher and a non-native speaker of the English language.

I bought a paper book from a local store in Bangkok, Thailand, and I never regret paying for the copy.

It reminds me of one bon mot : "To err is human." We are living with noises, most of them are noises from within. The book does not mention the concept of hobgoblins directly, but I can sense it.

There are many sentences that I like and I would like to share with you.

"Wherever there is judgement, there is noise --- and more of it than you think" (p. 12)
 
 

I found this book immensely thought-providing and erudite

The three authors are:

1. Daniel Kahneman, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University

2. Olivier Sibony, Professor, HEC Paris

3. Cass Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University)