It’s not easy to stay optimistic with everything currently going on in the world. But did you know your brain is actually hard-wired to look on the bright side of life?
Cognitive neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains how our ‘optimism bias’ affects our ability to estimate the risks we face and therefore the way in which we behave during a crisis.
Video by Dan John
Graphics by George Mason
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