Decision Fish

Join us October 26 online or at BMCC for Even Experts Underestimate Uncertainty in Scientific Results With Dan Goldstein https://www.meetup.com/Behavioral-Economics-NYC/events/296370072/

Even Experts Underestimate Uncertainty in Scientific Results With Dan Goldstein, Thu, Oct 26, 2023, 6:30 PM | Meetup **Agenda:** Traditionally, scientists have placed more emphasis on communicating inferential uncertainty (i.e., the precision of statistical estimates) compared to outcome

April 20 (This Thursday): A Political Economy of Behavioural Public Policy with Dr Adam Oliver Borough of Manhattan Community College ://www.meetup.com/behavioral-economics-nyc/events/291365556/

Starting now: Rational decision making, emotions, and (inner) ethics with Koen Smets
https://www.meetup.com/Behavioral-Economics-NYC/events/290445821/

Here's a good article to get us thinking about the proper role of emotions in decision-making: https://hbr.org/2022/09/emotions-arent-the-enemy-of-good-decision-making?tpcc=linkedinnewsletter

Emotions Aren’t the Enemy of Good Decision-Making Too often, when we need to make a difficult decision, we rush through it to avoid sitting with uncomfortable emotions. But channelling those emotions — a process the author calls “emotional bookending” — can help us ensure that we’ve correctly identified the decision we have to make and se...