Behavioral economist speaks with bestselling author live on the big screen at Fisher Theatre
Sedona AZ (May 8, 2015) – New York’s famous 92nd Street Y returns to Sedona on Tuesday, May 19 when the Sedona International Film Festival hosts Richard Thaler in conversation with Malcolm Gladwell. The event will take place at 5:15 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre, live as it is happening in New York.
Behavioral economist Richard Thaler talks to bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell on the implications of behavioral economics on how we think about the world, from our personal lives to business to society.
They will have you retooling your grocery list and retirement strategies, and lead managers to rethink every aspect of their business.
Richard H. Thaler is a celebrated economist and co-author of the bestselling Nudge. He is a professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago — Graduate School of Business and, in 2015, the president of the American Economic Association.
Malcolm Gladwell — the #1 bestselling author of David and Goliath, The Tipping Point, Blink and several other books — has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. Prior to that, he was a reporter at the Washington Post. Gladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He now lives in New York.
Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. Tickets are available in advance at the festival office. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. Call 928-282-1177 for tickets and information or visit www.SedonaFilmFestival.org .