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Sameer Thukral

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The Kahneman Chronicles: Lessons from a Fly Lab

Posted by , on 27 September 2025

The Kahneman Chronicles #1: When a Nobel Laureate Fixed Our Lab’s Scheduling Disasters Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) was a legendary psychologist who revolutionized our understanding of human decision-making and became known ...

The Invisible Cost: How Power Dynamics May Undermine Respect in Academic Labs

Posted by , on 24 September 2025

I’m a big fan of podcasts, and one of my favorites is Tim Harford’s “Cautionary Tales.” It tells true stories about disasters and what we can learn from them. One ...