Interviews
Discover a collection of conversations with Prof. Gerd Gigerenzer, one of the world’s leading experts on decision-making, risk, and human rationality. In these interviews, Prof. Gigerenzer shares insights into how people make choices in an uncertain world — from everyday judgments to major societal decisions in medicine, finance, and beyond.
Through dialogues with journalists, scholars, and thought leaders, he discusses the power of intuition, the importance of statistical literacy, and the ways in which we can become more informed and adaptive thinkers. Explore the interviews below to gain a deeper understanding of his ideas and their relevance to today’s complex world.
What is a good decision, Mr. Gigerenzer?
„It’s important not to let yourself be frightened“
The risk researcher Gerd Gigerenzer studies how people make decisions. He discovered that many people neither understand statistics nor trust their intuition – sometimes with catastrophic consequences.
Interview by Esther Kogelboom / 02.07.2025 / Der Tagesspiegel
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“The walls of the foyer were a riot of colors from paint bombs”
We talk to educational researcher Gerd Gigerenzer about his student days at LMU (Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich), risk literacy, and digital self-control.
Interview by David Lohmann / 20.08.2025 / LMU Munich
Keynote Interview - Agile on the Beach Conference 2018
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Interview with Gerd Gigerenzer
Behavioral science is a rapidly expanding field and every day new research is being conducted in academia, tested and implemented by practitioners in financial organisations, development agencies, government ‘nudge’ units, and more. This interview is part of a series interviewing prominent people in the field. In today's interview the answers are provided by Gerd Gigerenzer.
Interview by Merle van den Akker / 02.04.2023 / Money on the Mind