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TED-Ed · September 20 · 23 min

The optimism bias – Tali Sharot

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. Talk by Tali Sharot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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.

Talk by Tali Sharot.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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