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Recent Talks

Safety 360° Summit Switzerland

I was at the Safety 360° Summit in Altdorf (Uri) Switzerland on April, 28 2026. Find further information here.

Safety 360°
Risk • Cyber • State • Society
28 April 2026
on "World Day for Safety & Health“
Uristiersaal, Altdorf (UR), Switzerland

Reclaiming Focus: How to Stand Out in a World of Constant Noise

Intelligent systems are increasingly intruding into our everyday lives. Most of the time they go unnoticed, but they have a huge impact. They determine what we see, influence what we think about and manipulate our decisions. In the midst of the flood of digital services, the countless number of feeds and an ever-increasing volume of AI-generated content, many people lose their focus. Companies themselves fuel the flood of information and at the same time suffer from its impact, as messages get lost in the noise. Furthermore, democratic societies are struggling for control over the channels in which opinions are formed today. Attention becomes a scarce resource and distraction a constant companion. Learn More

GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute
Langhaldenstrasse 21, 8803 Rüschlikon
Switzerland
+41 44 724 61 11
info@gdi.ch

February, 5 2026: 2:30 - 4 pm

at National Taiwan University
Department of Psychology
North building, Room 106

February, 10 2026: 10 am - 12 pm

at National Cheng Kung University
Department of Chinese Literature
Academic Lecture Hall

November, 13 2025 at 1 pm, Paris

Talk and roundtable discussion on “How to stay smart in a smart world”

Is more data always better? When do algorithms outperform human judgment—and when don’t they? How does machine intelligence differ from human intelligence? And are we, perhaps, sleepwalking into surveillance? Exploring these questions is essential if we want to stay in control in an increasingly automated world. To frame possible answers, I introduce the stable-world principle, the adapt-to-AI principle, and the Russian tank fallacy. Now more than ever, we need to equip ourselves with knowledge about how to make better decisions in the digital age.

Curie Campus
BDD amphitheater
11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris
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Flyer for a workshop titled 'New Work on Ecological Rationality' honoring Gerd Gigerzenzer. The flyer features a sculpture of a young man sitting by a tree in a park with purple flowers.

November, 24 2025 at 8 pm, Maastricht

Joan Muysken Lecture: Homo Heuristicus: Decision Making in an Uncertain World

Can less be more? In a world characterised by uncertainty, simple rules — known as heuristics — often lead to better decisions than complex algorithms. These heuristics are not only more efficient but also easier to understand and apply. This talk explores the concept of the adaptive toolbox (the repertoire of heuristics available to individuals or organisations) and examines its ecological rationality — how these heuristics leverage the structure of the environment to achieve effective outcomes. Gerd Gigerenzer will demonstrate when less can be more, and why.

Auditorium
Minderbroedersberg 4-6
6211 LK Maastricht, The Netherlands
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December, 1 2025 at 3 pm, Rome

Keynote: Bounded Rationality

The talk will be based on the following paper:
Gigerenzer, G. (2024). From bounded rationality to ecological rationality. In Elgar Companion to Herbert Simon (pp. 149-175). Edward Elgar Publishing. PDF

SALA DELLE COLONNE
LUISS CAMPUS AT VIALE POLA 12
ROME
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