Tali Sharot: The optimism bias

About this film

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.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED, Talks, brain, culture, neuroscience, psychology, science, TED2012, 2012

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