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• His scientific contributions, many made in collaboration with cognitive psychologist Amos Tversky, transformed the disciplines of psychology and economics.
• I moved to Vancouver, Canada to study in his lab at University of British Columbia, which he shared with psychologist Ann Triesman.
• Although Danny was not yet as famous as he was to become, his genius was widely recognised.
• But Danny and Tversky showed that incorporating important psychological principles into economics could explain many puzzling observations about human nature.

Nudge psychology

• Teachers (like myself) still use these demonstrations in the classroom, so reliable are the results they reported.
• A simple example: given a choice between £100 for sure and a 50/50 chance of gaining £200, most people will take the £100.
• But given a choice between losing £100 for sure and a 50/50 chance of losing £200, people will take the 50/50 chance.
• Nudge theory is the notion that our behaviour can be successfully influenced through “soft” interventions.

The science of wellbeing

• Danny also pioneered the analysis of wellbeing.
• Our reflections about an experience are more likely to be influenced by our interpretation of them than the positive or negative feelings we have during an experience.
• That is why his research, even published many decades ago, continues to act as the basis for new ideas and debates.
• At one point during the evening Danny said that people were coming to see him to say goodbye.

Daniel Read does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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• According to the complaint, on May 23, 2023, MPW issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a recapitalization transaction (the “Recap Transaction”) with Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. (“Prospect”), a health care management services organization.
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• According to the complaint, on May 23, 2023, MPW issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a recapitalization transaction (the “Recap Transaction”) with Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. (“Prospect”), a health care management services organization.
• On this news, MPW's stock price fell $0.57 per share, or 7.6%, to close at $6.93 per share on August 18, 2023.