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The social animal

David Brooks · TED

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About

Columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences -- insights with massive implications for economics and politics as well as our own self-knowledge. In a talk full of humor, he shows how you can't hope to understand humans as separate individuals making choices based on their conscious awareness.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2011
Speaker
David Brooks
Year
2011
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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