Professor of Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Gerd Gigerenzer
Professor of Psychology | Max Planck Institute for Human Development
About Gerd
Gerd Gigerenzer is a German psychologist and professor of psychology at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. He is also the director emeritus of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute, a director at the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam, and serves as vice president of the European Research Council. His research focuses on how humans make inferences and decisions under conditions of limited time and knowledge. Gigerenzer is known for investigating the role of bounded rationality and heuristics, which are rules of thumb individuals use to simplify complex decision-making processes. He proposes that in an uncertain world, probability theory alone is insufficient, and that decision-making often involves ecologically rational heuristics that are adapted to specific environmental structures. His work challenges the traditional view that heuristics are inherently irrational or less effective than optimization. Instead, he emphasizes that heuristics can sometimes lead to more accurate decisions with less effort, demonstrating phenomena such as the 'less is more' effect through experimental, analytical, and computational studies. These findings highlight situations where simpler decision strategies outperform more data-intensive approaches, emphasizing the adaptive nature of heuristic use in human cognition.
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Latest interviews
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In Conversation with Nathalie Nahai
163. Intuition, Heuristics & Prediction: The Limits of LLMs in an Unstable World / Professor Gerd Gigerenzer
Apr 25, 2026
Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing, ESG and Technology
Improving Alpha: Gerd Gigerenzer’s Case for Heuristics in Investing
Feb 17, 2026
EconTalk
In Defense of Intuition (with Gerd Gigerenzer)
Dec 29, 2025
The Intuitive Advantage
Can You Trust Your Intuition
Oct 21, 2024
BE GOOD!
Gerd Gigerenzer - Empowering leaders for Smart Decisions
Oct 14, 2024
The Mind-Gut Conversation Podcast
Can You Trust Your Gut? with Gerd Gigerenzer, PhD | MGC Ep. 77
Sep 29, 2024
Learning Bayesian Statistics
#92 How to Make Decision Under Uncertainty, with Gerd Gigerenzer
Oct 4, 2023
Learning Bayesian Statistics
#92 How to Make Decision Under Uncertainty, with Gerd Gigerenzer
Oct 4, 2023
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Girl Doc Survival Guide
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2
In Conversation with Nathalie Nahai
1 episode
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1
Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing, ESG and Technology
1 episode
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1
EconTalk
1 episode
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1
The Intuitive Advantage
1 episode
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1
BE GOOD!
1 episode
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1
The Mind-Gut Conversation Podcast
1 episode
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1
Learning Bayesian Statistics
1 episode
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1
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