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The optimism bias

Tali Sharot · TED

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About

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.

The talk

  1. The optimism bias 18 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2012
Speaker
Tali Sharot
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Economics, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics
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
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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