Sudden Death Aversion, Experiential Consumption and the Hot Hand Fallacy | Tom Gilovich

Our guest this month is Tom Gilovich, Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. Professor Gilovich has published seminal work in the fields of behavioral economics and social psychology. We discuss a wide range of his research and interests including his new paper about sudden-death aversion, the spotlight effect, material vs. experiential consumption, and the important role both Barry Manilow and Vanilla Ice have played in his research.

Links from the Episode at presentvaluepodcast.com
Faculty Page: Thomas D. Gilovich - The Department of Psychology, Cornell
NYTimes Op-Ed: Force Overtime? Or Go For the Win? (Sudden Death Aversion)
Book: The Wisest One in the Room: How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights (Amazon link)
Book: Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment 1st Edition
Book: How We Know What Isn't So: Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life  (Amazon link)

Our guest this month is Tom Gilovich, Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. Professor Gilovich has published seminal work in the fields of behavioral economics and social psychology. We discuss a wide range of his research and interests including his new paper about sudden-death aversion, the spotlight effect, material vs. experiential consumption, and the important role both Barry Manilow and Vanilla Ice have played in his research.

Links from the Episode at presentvaluepodcast.com
Faculty Page: Thomas D. Gilovich - The Department of Psychology, Cornell
NYTimes Op-Ed: Force Overtime? Or Go For the Win? (Sudden Death Aversion)
Book: The Wisest One in the Room: How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights (Amazon link)
Book: Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment 1st Edition
Book: How We Know What Isn't So: Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life  (Amazon link)