George Loewenstein is the Herbert A. Simon University Professor of Economics and Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a past president of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has served on multiple National Academy of Science and Institute of Medicine Panels and advised numerous governmental organizations, including the National Institutes of Health and the UK’s Behavioural Insights Team. Loewenstein grew up in the Boston suburbs and received his PhD from Yale University. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Donna Harsch, a professor of history at Carnegie Mellon.

‘A magnificent achievement. It's all about misery and suffering, but it elevates the spirit. It's teeming with wisdom, insight, empathy, and sparkle. One of the best books I have ever read’

George Loewenstein is the Herbert A. Simon University Professor of Economics and Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a past president of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has served on multiple National Academy of Science and Institute of Medicine Panels and advised numerous governmental organizations, including the National Institutes of Health and the UK’s Behavioural Insights Team. Loewenstein grew up in the Boston suburbs and received his PhD from Yale University. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Donna Harsch, a professor of history at Carnegie Mellon.

‘A magnificent achievement. It's all about misery and suffering, but it elevates the spirit. It's teeming with wisdom, insight, empathy, and sparkle. One of the best books I have ever read’

George Loewenstein is the Herbert A. Simon University Professor of Economics and Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a past president of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has served on multiple National Academy of Science and Institute of Medicine Panels and advised numerous governmental organizations, including the National Institutes of Health and the UK’s Behavioural Insights Team. Loewenstein grew up in the Boston suburbs and received his PhD from Yale University. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Donna Harsch, a professor of history at Carnegie Mellon.

‘A magnificent achievement. It's all about misery and suffering, but it elevates the spirit. It's teeming with wisdom, insight, empathy, and sparkle. One of the best books I have ever read’