Herb Simon
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Herb Simon has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart (Feb 2026). Cited by Thaler to motivate behavioral economics as 'not redundant' and to critique standard economics' abstraction away from real people.
Herbert Alexander Simon was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology. His primary research interest was decision-making within organizations and he is best known for the theories of "bounded rationality" and "satisficing". He and Allen Newell received the ACM Turing Award in 1975, and he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1978.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Feb 2026 on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart |
| Role | Economist, political scientist, cognitive psychologist (Nobel laureate) |
| Affiliation | Carnegie Mellon University (longtime faculty) |
Who talks about Herb Simon on podcasts?
Herb Simon came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart.