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Tali Sharot: Den optimistiske tilbøjelighed

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Bliver vi født til at være optimistiske, frem for realistiske? Tali Sharot deler ny forskning der foreslår, at vores hjerne er bygget til at kigge på den lyse side -- og hvordan det kan være både farligt og fordelagtigt.

Tali Sharot studies why our brains are biased toward optimism. Full bio »

Translated into Danish by David J. Kreps Finnemann
Reviewed by Anders Finn Jørgensen
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