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In The Undoing Project, Michael Lewis explores the collaboration between Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose friendship and research gave rise to the field of behavioral economics and transformed our understanding of human decision-making. Through their theory on heuristics and groundbreaking work on the dichotomy between intuition and empirical data, this duo revealed the complexities and flaws in human judgment, influencing various societal domains like medicine and government regulation. Kahneman, a Holocaust survivor, and Tversky, a decorated paratrooper, forged a bond rooted in their commitment to Israel and mutual drive to contribute practically to their nation.