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Survival prospects are poor for an animal that is not suspicious of novelty.

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Daniel Kahneman
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 5
Economist
Psychologist
University Teacher
Tel Aviv
Israel
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Survival
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Prospects
Novelty
Suspicious

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