The optimism bias

Title:: The optimism bias
Speaker:: Tali Sharot
Description:: Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 17:40

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