Annie Duke — Why We Make the Wrong Decisions (Ep. 296)

Annie Duke, a former world-class poker player and decision-making expert, discusses her upcoming book, emphasizing the importance of interrogating data to improve decision quality. She highlights that most people aren't intentionally lying or misleading, but rather misinterpreting data due to biases and a lack of proper analytical skills. Duke stresses the need to question data, using a Washington Post article about COVID-19 vaccination efficacy and a client's marketing strategy analysis as examples where initial interpretations were flawed due to a failure to consider crucial context. She advocates for teaching probabilistic thinking and decision-making skills from a young age, promoting skepticism and a structured approach to data analysis to avoid jumping to inaccurate conclusions.