# The optimism bias

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/tali_sharot_the_optimism_bias)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The optimism bias](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tali_sharot_the_optimism_bias/043433073512), 18 min (TED's player)