"Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment," by Daniel Kahneman, explores the pervasive issue of unwanted variability in judgments, distinct from bias, across various professional domains like criminal justice, medicine, and hiring. The authors examine how noise leads to errors and inconsistencies, highlighting its often unnoticed and costly impact on organizational decisions. The book investigates the sources of noise, including occasion noise and pattern noise, and discusses strategies for noise reduction, such as structured judgment protocols and the use of algorithms, while also considering objections and limitations to these approaches. Ultimately, it advocates for a greater awareness of and proactive measures against noise to improve the reliability and fairness of human judgments.

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