The availability heuristic makes us overweight dramatic even... - Thaler, Richard

This quote is attributed to Thaler, Richard.

"The availability heuristic makes us overweight dramatic events. A plane crash gets more attention than the thousands who die in car accidents."

Thaler, Richard Truth

Behavioral Economist American Born 1945 (age 81)

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