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Scientists at the Intersection of Randomness and Human Behavior
Despite limited studies focusing purely on "luck," numerous scientists have investigated related areas such as randomness, chance, and their effects on decision-making and behavior. Below are key contributors to this field:
Daniel Kahneman - A psychologist and Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences who has extensively studied decision-making under uncertainty and the role of chance in affecting human judgments and choices.
Amos Tversky - A cognitive and mathematical psychologist who collaborated with Daniel Kahneman on pioneering work in the field of behavioral economics, exploring how people make decisions under conditions of risk and uncertainty.
Richard Wiseman - A psychologist who has specifically researched luck, investigating why some people live such charmed lives. His work includes studies on the principles that lucky people use to create good fortune in their lives.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - An essayist, scholar, and statistician known for his work on risk and probability. His books, such as "Fooled by Randomness" and "The Black Swan," explore the role of highly improbable events and the human inability to understand the complexity of luck in the context of a world dominated by random events.
Robert H. Frank - An economist who has written about the role of luck in success and economic inequality, arguing that chance events can have a significant impact on individual outcomes.
Claudia Hammond - A psychologist and author who has explored the psychology of luck, looking into how people's beliefs about luck influence their decisions and mental health.
Barbara Ehrenreich - A journalist and author of "Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America," which includes critiques of how luck and positive thinking are perceived and sold in American culture.
Leonard Mlodinow - A physicist and author who wrote "The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives," a book that explains the role of randomness and chance in affecting our lives and the world around us.
Joseph Mazur - A mathematician and author of "What’s Luck Got to Do with It? The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler’s Illusion," exploring the mathematics and psychology behind gambling and how it reflects our understanding of luck and chance.
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