{"id":677,"date":"2012-11-06T09:35:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T09:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/?page_id=677"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:23:31","slug":"media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/?page_id=677","title":{"rendered":"Press &#038; Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1553 aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" src=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/combined.png\" alt=\"Affective_Brain_Lab_2014\" width=\"626\" height=\"159\" \/><\/h3>\r\n<p>Scroll down to access\u00a0news articles\u00a0featuring our research. You can also\u00a0access selected videos,\u00a0<span id=\":3f4.5\" tabindex=\"-1\">podcasts<\/span>\u00a0and links to TV and movies featuring our lab members.<\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jump to: <a href=\"#videos\">Online\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"#videos\">Videos (selected)<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"#docs\">Documentaries and TV<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"#pods\">Podcasts<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b><u>Press<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h1 class=\"ArticleHeader__Heading\">Why our brains tune things out and how to overcome it when you need to<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/advice\/482425\/optimism-bias-unrealistic-motivation-delulu?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6ImVzdjdhWmxYengiLCJwIjoiL2FkdmljZS80ODI0MjUvb3B0aW1pc20tYmlhcy11bnJlYWxpc3RpYy1tb3RpdmF0aW9uLWRlbHVsdSIsImV4cCI6MTc3NDk2OTc1OCwiaWF0IjoxNzczNzYwMTU4fQ._mVn9ABmxom1FbTi6sWTDAUnht8ULZUruO0Sbvc-X00&amp;utm_medium=gift-link\">Why a little delusion is good for you.<\/a><strong> Vox.com<\/strong> (Mar 17, 2026).<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2515746-why-our-brains-tune-things-out-and-how-to-overcome-it-when-you-need-to\/\">Why our brains tune things out and how to overcome it when you need to<\/a><strong>\u00a0NewScientist<\/strong> (Feb 23, 2026).<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/alex-honnolds-brain-what-fmri-study-revealed-about-climbers-lack-of-fear-11403975\">Alex Honnold&#8217;s Brain: What fMRI Study Revealed About Climber&#8217;s Lack of Fear<\/a> <strong>Newsweek<\/strong> (Jan 23, 2026).<\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/news\/2025\/jan\/ucl-helps-shape-global-collaboration-davos-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCL helps shape global collaboration at Davos 2025<\/a>. <strong>UCL news<\/strong> (Jan 27, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/12\/metro\/instagram-social-media-impact\/\">&#8216;Still not satisfied&#8217;: How the cycle of social media fuels middle-class discontent<\/a> <strong>The Boston Globe<\/strong> (Nov 12, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scienmag.com\/rising-risk-taking-tied-to-emotional-habituation\/#google_vignette\">Rising Risk-Taking Tied to Emotional Habituation<\/a> <strong>Science Magazine<\/strong> (Sep 29, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesnownews.com\/lifestyle\/books\/10-psychology-books-that-decode-everyday-behaviour-better-than-any-internet-quiz-article-152735198\">10 Psychology Books That Decode Everyday Behaviour Better Than Any Internet Quiz<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Times Now <\/strong>(Sep 9, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesnownews.com\/lifestyle\/books\/10-science-backed-books-that-will-convince-you-change-is-possible-article-152449529\">10 science-backed books that will convince you change is possible<\/a> <strong>Times Now <\/strong>(August 12, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2a5e23fc-ca9b-43fb-befa-e56b92e2bd62?accessToken=zwAAAZh175LSkc8qXiP8yptD-9O--uVrkuK9Yg.MEYCIQDLRRnywVYTsQBI5G3yest7JJOhY6yXyC2s0iazQtppOwIhANJNg5Q8SccPvH79EmqjUlWvDnzCFKX0K9ApNtn7gLno&amp;segmentId=e95a9ae7-622c-6235-5f87-51e412b47e97&amp;shareType=enterprise&amp;shareId=ce2ea16c-5496-4a25-a28f-0d3f559feac4\">The art of charisma<\/a><strong> Financial Times <\/strong>(August 2, 2025) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-art-of-charisma.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jul\/25\/trump-says-obama-committed-treason-this-is-alice-in-wonderland-style-justice\">Trump says Obama committed treason. This is Alice in Wonderland-style justice<\/a><strong> The Guardian<\/strong> (July 25, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/gb\/blog\/transcending-the-past\/202506\/how-to-overcome-habituation\">Reawakening our responses to overcome habituation.<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Psychology Today<\/strong> (June 30, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c767e8d8-cd0b-40ac-9ea8-4656f9dd5e8f\">In defence of pessimism.<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Financial Times<\/strong> (June 27, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/article-it-could-have-been-worse-our-irrational-love-of-less-bad-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It could have been worse: our irrational love for less bad news<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>The Globe and Mail<\/strong> (May 19, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/brain-sciences\/news\/2025\/mar\/professor-tali-sharot-awarded-ps35m-better-understand-joy-thinking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Tali Sharot awarded \u00a33.5m to better understand the joy of thinking.<\/a><strong> UCL News <\/strong>(March 21, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1126\/sciadv.adx0318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten years of progress and change<\/a>. <strong>Science Advances<\/strong> (March 12, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestatesman.com\/supplements\/science_supplements\/is-the-internet-rewriting-our-minds-technology-reshaping-the-way-we-remember-1503402176.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is the internet rewriting our mind?<\/a> <strong>The Statesman<\/strong> (Feb 26, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/article-the-tried-and-tested-way-to-stay-happy-small-doses-of-spontaneity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The tried and tested way to stay happy: small doses of spontaneity.<\/a> <strong>The Globe and Mail<\/strong> (Feb 16, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-025-00292-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says.<\/a> <strong>Nature<\/strong> (Feb 5, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riotimesonline.com\/the-habit-of-deception-how-our-brains-adapt-to-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Habit of Deception: How Our Brains Adapt to Lies.<\/a> <strong>The Rio Times<\/strong> (Jan 30, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/news\/2025\/jan\/ucl-helps-shape-global-collaboration-davos-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCL helps shape global collaboration at Davos 2025.<\/a> <strong>UCL News <\/strong>(Jan 27, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/how-to-break-out-of-a-rut-according-to-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Break Out of a Rut, According to Science.<\/a> <strong>Vice<\/strong>\u00a0(Jan 8, 2025)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesnownews.com\/lifestyle\/books\/features\/10-game-changing-books-for-a-happier-and-less-stressed-you-in-2025-article-116700263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Game-Changing Books for a Happier and Less Stressed You in 2025.<\/a> <strong>Times Now<\/strong>\u00a0(Dec 27, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/happiness-habituation-experiment-in-living\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How do you live a happier life? notice what was there all along.<\/a><strong> Wired<\/strong> (Dec 31, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/jessica-stillman\/9-books-recommended-by-positive-psychologists-for-a-happier-healthier-less-stressed-2025\/91065547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 Books Recommended by Positive Psychologists for a Happier, Healthier, Less Stressed 2025.<\/a> <strong>Inc.<\/strong>\u00a0(Dec 24, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbigideaclub.com\/magazine\/24-must-read-happiness-books-2024\/53429\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Top 24 Happiness Books of 2024.<\/a> <strong>Next Big Idea Club<\/strong> (Dec 24, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempo.io\/blog\/master-the-art-of-persuasion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master the Art of Persuasion with these 5 Must-Reads<\/a>. <strong>Tempo<\/strong>\u00a0(Dec 18, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/blog\/news-opinion\/best-innovation-creativity-books-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Innovation &amp; Creativity Books of 2024.<\/a> <strong>Porchlight<\/strong> (Dec 18, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2024\/12\/241218132137.htm\">Bias in AI amplifies our own biases, researchers show.<\/a> <strong>Science Daily<\/strong> (Dec 18, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7177598\/internet-content-labels-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why the Internet Needs Content Labels<\/a>. <strong>Time Magazine <\/strong>(Nov 21, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/science\/article\/doom-scrolling-really-does-make-you-more-depressed-study-finds-2gnxvm99d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doom scrolling really does make you more depressed, study finds<\/a>. <strong>The Sunday Times <\/strong>(Nov 21, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/health\/doom-scrolling-depression-mental-health-study-b2651541.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doom scrolling on your phone makes you depressed, study finds<\/a>. <strong>The Independent<\/strong> (Nov 21, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-14113901\/Scientists-popular-online-habit-brain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scientists reveal intriguing effect of doomscrolling on your brain<\/a>. <strong>Daily Mail<\/strong> (Nov 22, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2024\/11\/21\/digital-diet-social-media-content-harmful-mental-health\/?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Digital diet\u2019 widget tells you if websites are good for your mental health or not<\/a>. <strong>The Telegraph<\/strong> (Nov 21, 2024).<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/health\/doom-scrolling-really-does-make-you-more-depressed-study-finds\/news-story\/194da5065f303e4c0868bc1b9174a6ab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doom scrolling really does make you more depressed study finds.<\/a> <strong>The Australian<\/strong> (Nov 22, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/health\/31866742\/negative-online-content-mental-health-warning-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental health warning issued over scrolling negative content online &amp; joining social media row<\/a>. <strong>The Sun<\/strong> (Nov 21, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.htworld.co.uk\/news\/mental-health\/poor-mental-health-linked-to-browsing-negative-content-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poor mental health linked to browsing negative content online<\/a>. <strong>Health World Tech <\/strong>(Nov 21, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.self.com\/story\/apophenia-signs-from-universe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feel like the universe is sending you signs? Blame apophenia.<\/a> <strong>Self<\/strong> (Nov 20, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg26435122-900-take-control-of-your-brains-master-switch-to-optimise-how-you-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take control of your brain&#8217;s master switch to optimise how you think.<\/a> <strong>New Scientist<\/strong>\u00a0(Oct 9, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/the-exact-hour-you-hit-peak-vacation-happinessand-how-to-make-that-feeling-last-d61cbc6a\">The Exact Hour You Hit Peak Vacation Happiness\u2014and How to Make That Feeling Last<\/a>. <strong>The Wall Street Journal<\/strong> (Sep 11, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2024\/08\/11\/youth-observer\/29666\/mastering-your-mood-how-optimism-and-lifestyle-changes-boost-well-being\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mastering your mood: How optimism and lifestyle changes boost well-being<\/a>. <strong>Sunday Observer<\/strong> (Aug 11, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/06\/26\/g-s1-4136\/stuck-in-a-rut-how-to-appreciate-your-life-again-according-to-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stuck in a rut? How to appreciate your life again, according to science<\/a>. <strong>NPR<\/strong> (June 26, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/habituation-and-how-to-fight-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why We Get Bored of the Best Things in Life\u2014and How to Fight It. <\/a><strong>GQ <\/strong><em>(June 7, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/how_to_stop_taking_things_for_granted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to stop taking things for granted <\/a><strong>Greater Good Magazine <\/strong><em>(June 3, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health-fitness\/wellbeing\/mental-health\/why-breaking-habits-could-stave-off-midlife-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signs of midlife boredom that mean you could be on the brink of a crisis<\/a>. <strong>The Telegraph <\/strong><em>(May 7, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/05\/04\/jensen-huang-started-nvidia-at-a-dennys-breakfast-booth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nvidia\u2019s CEO co-founded his $2 trillion company at a Denny\u2019s breakfast booth<\/a>. <strong>CNBC<\/strong> <em>(May 1, 2024)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/portuguese\/articles\/cw59vyr5y31o?at_campaign=Social_Flow&amp;at_link_id=C7D073EA-0338-11EF-BC3B-A066950075CE&amp;at_link_origin=bbcbrasil&amp;at_link_type=web_link&amp;at_format=image&amp;at_medium=social&amp;at_bbc_team=editorial&amp;at_campaign_type=owned&amp;at_ptr_name=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O conselho de uma neurocientista para &#8216;desabituar&#8217; o c\u00e9rebro e evitar situa\u00e7\u00f5es que nos fazem mal<\/a>. <strong><em>BBC News Brazil <\/em><\/strong><em>(April 23, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/mundo\/articles\/cqlnqjkpelno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los consejos de una neurocient\u00edfica para &#8220;deshabituar&#8221; el cerebro y evitar situaciones que nos hacen da\u00f1o<\/a>. <strong><em>BBC News Mundo <\/em><\/strong><em>(April 22, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-024-01160-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Books in Brief<\/a>. <strong><em>Nature <\/em><\/strong><em>(April 19, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wellness\/2024\/04\/08\/happiness-boost-novelty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Want a mood boost? Get out there and try something new<\/a>. <em><strong>The Washington Post<\/strong><\/em> (April 9, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91091021\/brain-science-explains-how-to-find-joy-hidden-in-your-old-habits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brain science explains how to find joy hidden in your old habits<\/a>. <em><strong>Fast Company<\/strong><\/em> (April 13, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2024-04-exploring-factors-people-ability-online.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring the factors that influence people&#8217;s ability to detect lies online<\/a>. <em><strong>Medical Express<\/strong><\/em> (April 2, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariashriversundaypaper.com\/sunday-paper-recommends-week-of-march-17-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday paper recommends<\/a>. <strong>Maria Shriver&#8217;s Sunday Paper<\/strong> (March 16, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/neuropsych\/trapped-in-routine-heres-how-to-dishabituate-and-rediscover-joy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trapped in routine? Here&#8217;s how to &#8216;dishabituate&#8217; and rediscover joy<\/a>. <strong><em>Big Think<\/em><\/strong> (March 8, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Trapped-in-routine_-Heres-how-to-dishabituate-and-rediscover-joy-Big-Think.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbigideaclub.com\/magazine\/reignite-sparks-joy-hidden-beneath-well-worn-habits-bookbite\/48193\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reignite the sparks of joy hidden beneath your well worn habits<\/a>. <strong><em>Next Big Idea Club<\/em><\/strong> (March 5, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Reignite-the-Sparks-of-Joy-Hidden-Beneath-Your-Well-Worn-Habits.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/uk\/people-parties\/bazaar-at-work\/a46969782\/dishabituate-from-your-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do you need to dishabitute from your job?<\/a> <strong><em>Harpers Bazzar<\/em><\/strong> (March 4, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Do-you-need-to-\u2018dishabituate-from-your-job_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/gb\/blog\/actionable-advice-to-help-kids-thrive\/202403\/joy-division-the-benefits-of-breaking-up-fun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joy Division: The Benefits of Breaking Up Fun<\/a>. <strong><em>Psychology Today<\/em><\/strong> (March 4, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Joy-Division_-The-Benefits-of-Breaking-Up-Fun-_-Psychology-Today-United-Kingdom.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2024\/02\/the-key-to-a-fulfilling-career-variety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Key to a Fulfilling Career? Variety<\/a>. <strong><em>Harvard Business Review<\/em><\/strong> (Feb 28, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Key-to-a-Fulfilling-Career_-Variety_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg26134800-900-dishabituation-how-to-trick-your-brain-to-find-more-joy-in-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dishabituation: How to trick your brain to find more joy in life<\/a>. <em><strong>New Scientist<\/strong><\/em>. (Feb 27, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dishabituation_-How-to-trick-your-brain-to-find-more-joy-in-life-_-New-Scientist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/25\/opinion\/brain-habituation-horrors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why People Fail to Notice Horrors Around Them<\/a>. <em><strong>The New York Times<\/strong>,<\/em> (Feb 25, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Opinion-_-How-the-Brain-Encourages-Us-to-Ignore-Rising-Injustice-The-New-York-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/02\/23\/health\/how-to-appreciate-what-you-have-wellness\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New ways to count your blessings: Science-backed strategies for increasing your joy<\/a>. <strong><em>CNN<\/em>.<\/strong> (Feb 23, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Science-backed-strategies-for-increasing-your-joy-_-CNN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6722038\/life-destabilizing-habits-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Your Life Is Better Than You Think<\/a>. <em><strong>Time Magazine<\/strong>,<\/em> (Feb 22, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/time_com_6722038_life_destabilizing_habits_essay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2024\/feb\/19\/the-big-idea-this-simple-behavioural-trick-can-help-you-get-more-out-of-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The big idea: this simple behavioural trick can help you get more out of life<\/a>. <em><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Guardian<\/strong><\/em>, (Feb 19, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Guardian-online-Big-Idea-author-piece-20.2.24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/psychologist\/just-because-we-are-used-something-doesnt-make-it-ok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just because we are used to something, doesn\u2019t make it OK\u2019.<\/a> <strong><em>The Psychologist<\/em><\/strong>, (Feb 5, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/\u2018Just-because-we-are-used-to-something-doesnt-make-it-OK-_-BPS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/3dd23af8-d926-4a0c-b755-f9c525009d7c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business books: what to read this month<\/a>. <strong><em>Financial Times<\/em><\/strong>, (5 Feb, 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-Financial-Times-online-best-business-books-14.02.24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.adn6115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A new era at Science Advances.<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Science Advances <\/strong>(January, 10 2024) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/science_org_doi_10_1126_sciadv_adn6115.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/the-listener\/books\/books-to-look-out-for-in-2024\/NSTLPES5WBFNHC7ATFTGD624SQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What to read in 2024 &#8211; the year\u2019s most anticipated books.<\/a> <strong>The Listener <\/strong>(December, 28 2023)\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/jeremy-grantham-stock-market-crash-bubbles-recession-investor-behavior-gmo-2023-12\">The Lies Are the Story in Today\u2019s Politics.<\/a> <strong>Business Insider <\/strong>(December, 20 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jeremy-Grantham-on-Why-Investors-Never-Recognize-Stock-Market-Bubbles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericsson.com\/en\/blog\/2023\/11\/diversity-and-inclusion-at-ericsson-making-better-and-fairer-decisions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diversity and inclusion at Ericsson: Making better and fairer decisions.<\/a> <strong>Ericsson Blog <\/strong>(November, 15 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Want-to-be-better-at-decision-making-process-Ericsson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6334985\/trump-fox-news-lies-brian-stelter-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lies Are the Story in Today\u2019s Politics.<\/a> <strong>Time <\/strong>(November, 14 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/time-com-6334985-trump-fox-news-lies-brian-stelter-essay-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/citywire.com\/selector\/news\/the-reason-why-ai-isn-t-removing-biases-but-actually-making-them-worse\/a2430150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The reason why AI isn\u2019t removing biases&#8230; but actually making them worse.<\/a> <strong>Citywire <\/strong>(November, 10 2023)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Citywire-Selector-_-The-reason-why-AI-isnt-removing-biases.-but-actually-making-them-worse.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/08\/21\/1195046939\/when-is-it-ok-to-lie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When is it OK to lie?.<\/a> <strong>NPR\u00a0<\/strong>(August, 22 2023) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/npr_org_2023_08_21_1195046939_when_is_it_ok_to_lie.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookseller.com\/rights\/the-bridge-street-press-buys-sharot-and-sunsteins-book-on-seeing-the-world-with-new-eyes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bridge Street Press buys Sharot and Sunstein&#8217;s book on &#8216;seeing the world with new eyes&#8217;.<\/a> <strong>TheBookseller <\/strong>(August, 1 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Bookseller-Rights-The-Bridge-Street-Press-buys-Sharot-and-Sunsteins-book-on-seeing-the-world-with-new-eyes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/humans-will-trade-pain-useless-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humans will trade pain for useless information.<\/a> <strong>Science. <\/strong>(July, 11 2023) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/www-science-org-content-article-humans-will-trade-pain-useless-information.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/07\/04\/agi_llm_distant_dream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artificial General Intelligence remains a distant dream despite LLM boom.<\/a> <strong>The Register <\/strong>(July, 4 2023) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/www-theregister-com-2023-07-04-agi_llm_distant_dream-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/story\/warning-this-item-may-kill-you\/20917676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warning: This item may kill you.<\/a> <strong>WRAL NEWS <\/strong>(June, 19 2023) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/www-wral-com-story-warning-this-item-may-kill-you-20917676-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestatesman.com\/lifestyle\/social-media-trust-distrust-buttons-may-reduce-spread-of-misinformation-study-1503188603.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social media \u2018trust\u2019\/\u2019distrust\u2019 buttons may reduce spread of misinformation: Study<\/a> <strong>The Statesman <\/strong>(June, 9 2023) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-media-trust_distrust-buttons-may-reduce-spread-of-misinformation_-Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/could-adding-trust-and-distrust-buttons-be-the-future-of-social-media-69266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Could Adding &#8220;Trust&#8221; And &#8220;Distrust&#8221; Buttons Be The Future Of Social Media?<\/a> <strong>IFLScience <\/strong>(June, 6 2023) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/www-iflscience-com-could-adding-trust-and-distrust-buttons-be-the-future-of-soci.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/uk\/social-media-facebook-trust-buttons-online-misinformation-ucl-study-b1085887.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bring in trust buttons on social media to stop misinformation spreading online, study finds<\/a> <strong>Evening Standard <\/strong>(June, 6 2023) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/www-standard-co-uk-news-uk-social-media-facebook-trust-buttons-online-misinforma.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtimes.com\/articles\/292299\/20230606\/social-media-trust-distrust-buttons-prevent-misinformation-spread.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media &#8216;Trust,&#8217; &#8216;Distrust&#8217; Buttons May Help Prevent Misinformation Spread, New Study Shows<\/a> <strong>Tech Times <\/strong>(June, 6 2023) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/www-techtimes-com-articles-292299-20230606-social-media-trust-distrust-buttons-p.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/bring-trust-buttons-social-media-105615790.html?guccounter=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bring in trust buttons on social media to stop misinformation spreading online, study finds<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Yahoo! finance\u00a0<\/strong>(June, 6 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ca-finance-yahoo-com-news-bring-trust-buttons-social-media-105615790-html_guccou.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF V<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/deliberate-ignorance-knowledge-stasi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deliberate ignorance is useful in certain circumstances, researchers say<\/a> <strong>Science News <\/strong>(May, 16 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/www-sciencenews-org-article-deliberate-ignorance-knowledge-stasi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF V<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/neuroscientist-explains-thinking-positive-thoughts-29890734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neuroscientist explains why thinking positive thoughts can actually make you happier<\/a> <strong>Mirror<\/strong> (May, 4 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/www_mirror_co_uk_news_weird_news_neuroscientist_explains_thi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF V<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/money-and-power\/a43568903\/science-of-lying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liar Liar, Brain on Fire: The Science of Lying<\/a> <strong>Town &amp; Country<\/strong> (April, 30 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/www-townandcountrymag-com-society-money-and-power-a43568903-science-of-lying-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF V<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90875452\/develop-top-skill-to-advance-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct%3Dj%26sa%3Dt%26url%3Dhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/26\/business\/personal-finance-cognitive-bias-retirement.html%26ct%3Dga%26cd%3DCAEYACoUMTQxNjIxNjM3MTM1NjkzMTc5MDIyHGM2NjExZTMwMWYyMGE2MDM6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I%26usg%3DAOvVaw3fZ7-MUCymf04Ugs1UsfM9&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1677508583256000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2YXXD4yRTV3jfXz-jC3HzL\">You need to develop this top skill to advance your career. Here are 5 ways to do it<\/a> <strong>Fast Company<\/strong> (April, 4 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ways-to-develop-a-growth-mindset.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF V<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/26\/business\/personal-finance-cognitive-bias-retirement.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoUMTQxNjIxNjM3MTM1NjkzMTc5MDIyHGM2NjExZTMwMWYyMGE2MDM6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&amp;usg=AOvVaw3fZ7-MUCymf04Ugs1UsfM9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct%3Dj%26sa%3Dt%26url%3Dhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/26\/business\/personal-finance-cognitive-bias-retirement.html%26ct%3Dga%26cd%3DCAEYACoUMTQxNjIxNjM3MTM1NjkzMTc5MDIyHGM2NjExZTMwMWYyMGE2MDM6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I%26usg%3DAOvVaw3fZ7-MUCymf04Ugs1UsfM9&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1677508583256000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2YXXD4yRTV3jfXz-jC3HzL\">When It Comes to Money, Your Brain Can Be Your Own Worst Enemy<\/a> <strong>The New York Times<\/strong> (February, 26 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/www-nytimes-com-2023-02-26-business-personal-finance-cognitive-bias-retirement-h.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF V<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/17\/business\/optimism-work-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do You Have to Be an Optimist to Work Toward a Better World?<\/a> <strong>The New York Times<\/strong> (February, 17 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/www-nytimes-com-2023-02-17-business-optimism-work-crisis-html.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF V<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/the-science-behind-people-telling-lies-from-tiny-fibs-to-pathological-deception\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The science behind people telling lies, from tiny fibs to pathological deception<\/a> <strong>Gothamist<\/strong> (January, 10 2023) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gothamist-com-news-the-science-behind-people-telling-lies-from-tiny-fibs-to-path.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF V<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/miami-dolphins-mike-mcdaniel-coaching-workplace_n_63a465bce4b0aae8bcb50f79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There&#8217;s A Workplace Revolution Unfolding In The Last Place You&#8217;d Expect: An NFL Locker Room<\/a> <strong>HuffPost<\/strong> (December, 24 2022)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/huffingtonpost.co_.uk-Mike-McDaniel-Is-Resurrecting-The-Miami-Dolphins-And-Revolutionizing-The-Workplace.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/why-we-should-all-beware-the-optimism-trap-tb92vz88h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why we should all beware the optimism trap<\/a> <strong>The Times<\/strong>\u00a0(November, 28 2022)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Why-we-should-all-beware-the-optimism-trap-_-Comment-_-The-Times.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/society\/2022-03-10\/from-cutting-back-on-doomscrolling-to-avoiding-fake-news-how-to-protect-your-mental-health-in-times-of-war.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From cutting back on doomscrolling to avoiding fake news: How to protect your mental health in times of war<\/a> <strong>El Pa\u00ecs<\/strong>\u00a0(March, 10 2022)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/From-cutting-back-on-doomscrolling-to-avoiding-fake-news_-How-to-protect-your-mental-health-in-times-of-war-_-Society-_-EL-PAIS-English-Edition.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/travel\/2022\/02\/09\/could-europes-summer-season-boost-vaccination-in-britain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Europe&#8217;s summer season could boost UK vaccination numbers<\/a> <strong>The national news<\/strong>\u00a0(Feburary, 9 2022)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Why-Europes-summer-season-could-boost-UK-vaccination-numbers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lithub.com\/tara-westover-on-rachel-cusk-jennifer-egan-and-madame-bovary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tara Westover on Rachel Cusk, Jennifer Egan, and Madame Bovary<\/a> <strong>Literary Hub<\/strong>\u00a0(Feburary, 7 2022)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tara-Westover-on-Rachel-Cusk-Jennifer-Egan-and-Madame-Bovary-\u2039-Literary-Hub-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thriveglobal.com\/stories\/the-danger-of-small-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Danger of Small Lies<\/a> <strong>Thrive Global<\/strong>\u00a0(Feburary, 2022)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Danger-of-Small-Lies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/sep\/14\/the-virus-is-painfully-real-vaccine-hesitant-people-are-dying-and-their-loved-ones-want-the-world-to-listen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The virus is painfully real\u2019: vaccine hesitant people are dying \u2013 and their loved ones want the world to listen<\/a> <strong>The Guardian<\/strong>\u00a0(September, 14 2021)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/\u2018The-virus-is-painfully-real_-vaccine-hesitant-people-are-dying-\u2013-and-their-loved-ones-want-the-world-to-listen-_-Coronavirus-_-The-Guardian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/uk\/people-b948131.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People are quick to believe the worst when they are stressed \u2013 study<\/a> <strong>Evening Standard<\/strong>\u00a0(July, 28 2021)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/People-are-quick-to-believe-the-worst-when-they-are-stressed-\u2013-study-_-Evening-Standard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/people-quick-believe-worst-stressed-170000684.html?guccounter=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People are quick to believe the worst when they are stressed \u2013 study<\/a> <strong>Yahoo!News<\/strong>\u00a0(July, 28 2021)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/People-are-quick-to-believe-the-worst-when-they-are-stressed-\u2013-study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globes.co.il\/news\/article.aspx?did=1001365264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optimism researcher on the surprising human reaction to the pandemic<\/a> <strong>Globes<\/strong>\u00a0(March, 28 2021)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7\u05e8\u05ea-\u05d4\u05d0\u05d5\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea-\u05e2\u05dc-\u05d4\u05ea\u05d2\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4-\u05d4\u05de\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05e2\u05d4-\u05e9\u05dc-\u05d4\u05d0\u05e0\u05d5\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea-\u05dc\u05e7\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4-\u05d2\u05dc\u05d5\u05d1\u05e1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/a-vaccination-against-the-pandemic-of-misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Vaccination against the Pandemic of Misinformation<\/a> <strong>Scientific American<\/strong>\u00a0(February, 22 2021)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Vaccination-against-the-Pandemic-of-Misinformation-Scientific-American.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.movies.yahoo.com\/davos-2021-happiness-survey-coronavirus-crisis-163220539.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAN6TD4s7p_j4Dy4PTp0Cmf2c1mq-ptmNFYHVHi_nCNWOSybR4CTvQcoXq-QHpIjwMoxEdGDWwUPJtizapW-Xi2SfLv-AqPsPLYWpO9z2GIz13jCiKNxxgUHOnkU7-jBw2iJ4-F6j-INhcp3-ImLwsWRbWa2fxA69lmoQW9nr53Ha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAVOS 2021: Americans &#8216;no less happy&#8217; despite coronavirus crisis<\/a> <strong>Yahoo Finance<\/strong>\u00a0(January, 25 2021)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DAVOS-2021_-Americans-no-less-happy-despite-coronavirus-crisis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/the-birther-myth-stuck-around-for-years-the-election-fraud-myth-might-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Birther Myth Stuck Around For Years. The Election Fraud Myth Might Too.<\/a> <strong><br \/>FiveThirtyEight<\/strong>\u00a0(November, 23 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-Birther-Myth-Stuck-Around-For-Years.-The-Election-Fraud-Myth-Might-Too.-_-FiveThirtyEight.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/19\/opinion\/nine-nonobvious-ways-to-have-deeper-conversations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nine Nonobvious Ways to Have Deeper Conversations<\/a> <strong>The New York Times<\/strong>\u00a0(November, 19 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/g.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/bryanrobinson\/2020\/11\/12\/pessimism-among-people-with-bipolar-disorder-is-a-predictor-of-relapse\/?sh=7628f32926ae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pessimism Among People With Bipolar Disorder Is A Predictor Of Relapse<\/a> <strong>Forbes<\/strong>\u00a0(November, 12 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bipolar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/coronavirus\/optimism-bias-in-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optimism may be dangerous in a pandemic, say behavioral psychologists<\/a> <strong>Big Think<\/strong>\u00a0(October, 27 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/optimism.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/10\/26\/happiness-expert-a-tech.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Happiness expert: One technique for staying upbeat during the pandemic<\/a> <strong>CNBC<\/strong>\u00a0(October, 25 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/newdjdj.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/10\/22\/why-optimism-bias-could-be-unhelpful-in-a-pandemic-say-psychologists.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why optimism could be unhelpful in a pandemic, according to behavioral psychologists<\/a> <strong>CNBC<\/strong>\u00a0(October, 21 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/new.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-highlight\/2020\/3\/24\/21191184\/coronavirus-masks-social-distancing-memorial-day-pandemic-keep-calm-carry-on-fauci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A likely culprit in Covid-19 surges: People hell-bent on ignoring social distancing orders<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Vox<\/strong> (July, 2 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/As-Covid-19-surges-officials-blame-young-people-Vox.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessdailyafrica.com\/lifestyle\/society\/Optimism-bias-needs-a-reality-check\/3405664-5574340-kf0kioz\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optimism bias needs a reality check<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Business Daily<\/strong> (June, 11 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Optimism-bias-needs-a-reality-check-Business-Daily.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuow.org\/stories\/trouble-concentrating-forgetting-things-our-brains-are-doing-strange-things-during-this-time-of-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trouble concentrating? Forgetting things? Our brains are doing strange things during this time of crisis.<\/a> <strong>NPR<\/strong>\u00a0(June, 11 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/KUOW-Trouble-concentrating_-Forgetting-things_-Our-brains-are-doing-strange-things-during-this-time-of-crisis_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2020-06-people-optimistic-covid-pessimistic-society.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People are optimistic about own COVID-19 risk, pessimistic about society<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Medical Press<\/strong> (June, 1 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/People-are-optimistic-about-own-COVID-19-risk-pessimistic-about-society.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/columns\/why-we-cant-have-a-democratic-discourse-on-death-penalty-157582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why We Can&#8217;t Have A &#8216;Democratic&#8217; Discourse On Death Penalty<br \/><\/a><strong>Live Law<\/strong> (May, 30 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Why-We-Cant-Have-A-Democratic-Discourse-On-Death-Penalty.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-researchers-say-a-little-pessimism-may-not-be-a-bad-thing-to-weather\/#comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Researchers say a little pessimism may not be a bad thing to weather COVID-19 crisis<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The globe and mail<\/strong> (May, 16 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Researchers-say-a-little-pessimism-may-not-be-a-bad-thing-to-weather-COVID-19-crisis-The-Globe-and-Mail.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/why-everyone-you-know-is-convinced-that-they-had-covid-19-already\/2020\/05\/05\/aef406ac-8a38-11ea-8ac1-bfb250876b7a_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">So many people are convinced that they had covid-19 already<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The Washington Post<\/strong> (May, 6 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Think-you-had-covid-19-already_-A-lot-of-people-do.-The-Washington-Post.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/ca\/blog\/between-cultures\/202004\/why-we-can-t-stop-watching-the-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why We Can\u2019t Stop Watching the News<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Psychology Today<\/strong> (April, 30 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Why-We-Can\u2019t-Stop-Watching-the-News-_-Psychology-Today-Canada.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/family\/childhood-in-time-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Childhood in the time of corona- How will this pandemic shape the next generation?<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The telegraph<\/strong> (April, 22 2020)<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Childhood-in-the-time-of-corona.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health-fitness\/mind\/still-important-feel-hope-even-everything-seems-hopeless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why it&#8217;s still important to feel hope &#8211; even when everything seems so hopeless<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The telegraph<\/strong> (April, 15 2020)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Why-its-still-important-to-feel-hope-even-when-everything-seems-so-hopeless.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20200409-why-we-find-it-difficult-to-recognise-a-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why we find it difficult to recognise a crisis<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<strong>BBC Future\u00a0<\/strong>(April, 14 2020) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Why-we-find-it-difficult-to-recognise-a-crisis-BBC-Future.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PDF VERSION<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90486208\/why-optimism-may-not-be-enough-to-carry-us-through-times-of-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why optimism may not be enough to carry us through times of crisis<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Fast Company<\/strong> (April, 5 2020)\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Why-optimism-isnt-enough.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-highlight\/2020\/3\/24\/21191184\/coronavirus-social-distancing-pandemic-spring-break-keep-calm-carry-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cI\u2019ll do what I want\u201d- Why some ignore social distancing orders on coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Vox<\/strong> (March, 24 2020)\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/\u201cI\u2019ll-do-what-I-want\u201d_-Why-some-ignore-social-distancing-orders-on-coronavirus-Vox.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg24532670-800-what-you-experience-may-not-exist-inside-the-strange-truth-of-reality\/#ixzz6CWXpbSYJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What you experience may not exist. Inside the strange truth of reality<\/a>\u00a0 <strong>New Scientist <\/strong>(January, 29 2020)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/What-you-experience-may-not-exist.-Inside-the-strange-truth-of-reality-_-New-Scientist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/why-duplicity-is-a-debate-winner-3f02d72w0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why duplicity is a debate winner<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The Times<\/strong> (December 18, 2019) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-duplicity-is-a-debate-winner-_-News-_-The-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/ca\/blog\/pleased-meet-me\/202001\/the-truth-about-lying-and-what-it-does-the-body\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Truth about Lying and What It Does to the Body<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Psychology Today<\/strong> (December 20, 2019)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/The-Truth-about-Lying-and-What-It-Does-to-the-Body-_-Psychology-Today-Canada.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2019\/12\/191216122400.htm\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strength of conviction won&#8217;t help to persuade when people disagree<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Science Daily<\/strong> (December 16, 2019)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Strength-of-conviction-wont-help-to-persuade-when-people-disagree-ScienceDaily.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovermagazine.com\/mind\/this-brain-region-lights-up-when-people-display-confirmation-bias\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Brain Region Lights Up When People Display Confirmation Bias<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Discover<\/strong> (December 16, 2019)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/This-Brain-Region-Lights-Up-When-People-Display-Confirmation-Bias-_-Discover-Magazine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metro.news\/heres-what-happens-in-the-brain-when-we-disagree\/1844386\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here\u2019s what happens in the brain when we disagree<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The\u00a0Spectator<\/strong> (December 20, 2019)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Here\u2019s-what-happens-in-the-brain-when-we-disagree-_-Metro-Newspaper-UK.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/327341.php#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why is it so difficult to make people change their minds?,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Medical News Today<\/strong>\u00a0(December 18, 2019)\u00a0 <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Why-is-it-so-difficult-to-make-people-change-their-minds_.pdf\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.switzer.com.au\/lifestyle\/weekend-switzer\/issue-199\/how-to-change-you-and-your-bank-balance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to change you and your bank balance,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Weekend Switzer<\/strong>\u00a0(October 4, 2019) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Weekend-Switzer-_-How-to-change-you-and-your-bank-balance_compressed.pdf\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thriveglobal.com\/stories\/optimism-pessimism%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Awhat-about-a-hopeful-pessimist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimism, pessimism-What about a hopeful pessimist,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Thrive Global<\/strong>\u00a0(September 9, 2019)\u00a0 <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Optimism-Pessimism\u200a-\u200aWhat-About-A-Hopeful-Pessimist_-Thrive-Global_compressed.pdf\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2019\/06\/190627143118.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People&#8217;s motivations bias how they gather information<\/a>\u00a0<strong>ScienceDaily<\/strong> \u00a0(June 27, 2019)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Peoples-motivations-bias-how-they-gather-information_-A-person-will-gather-less-data-before-reaching-a-conclusion-they-wished-was-true-all-along-ScienceDaily_compressed.pdf\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/2019\/03\/the-way-to-change-anti-vaccine-campaigners-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The way to change anti-vaccine campaigners\u2019 minds,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The\u00a0Spectator<\/strong> (March 14, 2019)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/The-way-to-change-anti-vaccine-campaigners\u2019-minds-_-The-Spectator.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/article\/planetary-health-diet-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here&#8217;s how to get everyone to adopt the planetary health diet,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Wired<\/strong>\u00a0(January 19, 2019)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Heres-how-to-get-everyone-to-adopt-the-planetary-health-diet-plan-_-WIRED-UK.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/depolarization-project\/science-behind-changing-minds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 types of climate change deniers, and how to change their minds,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Big Think<\/strong>\u00a0(January 14, 2019)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/How-to-change-a-climate-deniers-mind-Big-Think.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/depolarization-project\/science-behind-changing-minds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What happens in your brain when you change your mind,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Open Democracy<\/strong>\u00a0(January 4, 2019)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/What-happens-in-your-brain-when-you-change-your-mind-_-openDemocracy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/psmag.com\/news\/how-political-polarization-breeds-ignorance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Political Polarization Breeds Ignorance,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Pacific Standard<\/strong>\u00a0(October 24, 2018)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/How-Political-Polarization-Breeds-Ignorance-Pacific-Standard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/12\/books\/review\/new-paperbacks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New in Paperback,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The New York Times<\/strong>\u00a0(October 12, 2018)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/New-in-Paperback_-\u2018An-American-Family\u2019-\u2018Red-Clocks\u2019-The-New-York-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/news-and-policy\/three-titles-honoured-society%E2%80%99s-2018-book-award#top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Three titles honoured in the Society\u2019s 2018 Book Award,<\/a> <strong>British Psychological Society<\/strong> (October 2, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Three-titles-honoured-in-the-Society\u2019s-2018-Book-Award-_-BPS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/carolkinseygoman\/2018\/09\/29\/kavanaugh-or-ford-why-its-so-hard-to-read-the-body-language-of-a-liar\/#6b2eb9131822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kavanaugh Or Ford? Why It&#8217;s So Hard To Read The Body Language Of A Liar,<\/a> <strong>Forbes<\/strong> (September 29, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Kavanaugh-Or-Ford_-Why-Its-So-Hard-To-Read-The-Body-Language-Of-A-Liar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2018\/09\/27\/q-a-the-science-behind-blasey-fords-testimony-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The science behind Christine Blasey Ford\u2019s testimony to Senate judiciary committee,<\/a> <strong>East Bay Times<\/strong> (September 27, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/QA_-The-science-behind-Christine-Blasey-Ford\u2019s-testimony-to-Senate-judiciary-committee-\u2013-East-Bay-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/comprehensive-study-shows-americans-remain-optimistic-in-troubled-times-300711817.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comprehensive Study Shows Americans Remain Optimistic in Troubled Times,<\/a> <strong>PR Newswire<\/strong> (September 13, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Comprehensive-Study-Shows-Americans-Remain-Optimistic-in-Troubled-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/store\/books\/return-to-reason-the-science-of-thought\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Return to Reason: The Science of Thought,<\/a> <strong>Scientific American<\/strong> (September 3, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Return-to-Reason_-The-Science-of-Thought-Scientific-American.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/what-optimisim-bias-study-reveals-best-time-break-bad-news-1058593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is the optimism bias? Study reveals best time to break bad news,<\/a> <strong>Newsweek<\/strong> (August 6, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/What-Is-the-Optimisim-Bias_-Study-Reveals-Best-Time-to-Break-Bad-News.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/family\/parenting-tips-future-proof-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to futureproof your kids,<\/a> <strong>The Telegraph<\/strong> (June 30, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/How-to-futureproof-your-kids.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.in\/your-brain-constantly-shuffles-between-ignorance-bliss-thirst-knowledge-states-773225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your brain constantly shuffles between &#8216;ignorance is bliss&#8217; and &#8216;thirst for knowledge&#8217; states,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>International Business Times<\/strong>\u00a0(June 27, 2018)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Your-brain-constantly-shuffles-between-ignorance-is-bliss-and-thirst-for-knowledge-states-IBTimes-India.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2018\/06\/180625192829.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How your brain decides between knowledge and ignorance,<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Science Daily<\/strong>\u00a0(June 25, 2018)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/How-your-brain-decides-between-knowledge-and-ignorance-ScienceDaily.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/news-and-policy\/five-titles-have-been-shortlisted-our-book-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five titles have been shortlisted for our book award,<\/a> <strong>The British Psychological Society<\/strong> (June 16, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Five-titles-have-been-shortlisted-for-our-Book-Award-_-BPS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2018\/jun\/15\/should-we-trust-people-whose-politics-differ-oliver-burkeman?CMP=twt_gu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Should we trust people whose politics differ from ours?<\/a> <strong>The Guardian<\/strong> (June 15, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Should-we-trust-people-whose-politics-differ-from-ours_-_-Oliver-Burkeman-_-Life-and-style-_-The-Guardian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nav.com\/blog\/why-optimists-make-more-money-than-pessimists-29676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Optimists Make More Money Than Pessimists<\/a>, <strong>NAV<\/strong> (June 6, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Why-Optimists-Make-More-Money-Than-Pessimists-_-Nav.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/trump-doesnt-lie-he-does-something-worse\/2018\/05\/29\/fdd89d30-6372-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.2011ee27e9de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump&#8217;s not a liar. He&#8217;s a madman<\/a>, <strong>The Washington Post<\/strong> (May 29, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trump\u2019s-not-a-liar.-He\u2019s-a-madman.-The-Washington-Post.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/24\/opinion\/sunday\/politics-distorts-judgment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Would you go to a Republican doctor?<\/a>\u00a0<strong>The New York Times<\/strong> (May 24, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Would-You-Go-to-a-Republican-Doctor_-The-New-York-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/think\/opinion\/trump-s-lying-seems-be-getting-worse-psychology-suggests-there-ncna876486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lying seems to be getting worse. Psychology suggests there&#8217;s a reason why<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>MSNBC\u00a0<\/strong>(May 23, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tali-Sharot-and-Neil-Garrett_-Trumps-lying-seems-to-be-getting-worse.-Psychology-suggests-theres-a-reason-why_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/ideas\/how-your-mind-under-stress-gets-better-at-processing-bad-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How your mind, under stress, gets better at processing bad news<\/a>, <strong>aeon<\/strong> (May 15, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/How-your-mind-under-stress-gets-better-at-processing-bad-news-_-Aeon-Ideas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2018\/feb\/25\/on-the-other-hand-behavioural-psychology-sunday-essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Changing your mind has never been easy. But we must start listening again<\/a>, <strong>The Guardian<\/strong> (February 25, 2018) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/On-the-other-hand...-_-Tim-Adams-_-Opinion-_-The-Guardian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/psychcentral.com\/lib\/book-review-the-influential-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review: The Influential Mind<\/a>, <strong>Psych Central<\/strong> (December 22, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Book-Review_-The-Influential-Mind-_-Psych-Central.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/carmine-gallo\/5-great-business-psychology-books-from-2017-that-will-give-you-a-head-start-on-2018.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Great Business Psychology Books from 2017<\/a>, <strong>Inc.<\/strong> (December 18, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-Great-Business-and-Psychology-Books-from-2017-That-Will-Give-You-a-Head-Start-On-2018-_-Inc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daviddisalvo\/2017\/12\/18\/the-must-read-brain-books-of-2017\/#72fab1445335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Must-Read Brain Books of 2017<\/a>, <strong>Forbes<\/strong> (December 18, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-Must-Read-Brain-Books-Of-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holmesreport.com\/latest\/article\/2017-review-the-10-best-event-sessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 Review: The 10 Best Event Sessions<\/a>, <strong>The Holmes Report<\/strong> (December 17, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-Review_-The-10-Best-Event-Sessions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/our_favorite_books_of_2017?platform=hootsuite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our Favorite Books of 2017<\/a>, <strong>Greater Good at UC Berkeley<\/strong> (December 8, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Our-Favorite-Books-of-2017-_-Greater-Good-Magazine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/insights\/what-read-over-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What to read over the holidays<\/a>, <strong>Stanford Business<\/strong> (December 5, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/What-to-Read-over-the-Holidays-_-Stanford-Graduate-School-of-Business.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/best-political-books-of-2017-qgqqfn0xl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best political books of 2017<\/a>, <strong>The Times<\/strong> (November 25, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Best-political-books-of-2017-_-Saturday-Review-_-The-Times-The-Sunday-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.businessinsider.com\/ted-talks-how-to-make-decisions-2017-3\/#the-paradox-of-choice-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">These 7 TED talks have completely changed how I make decisions<\/a>, <strong>Business Insider<\/strong> (November 23, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/These-6-talks-have-completely-changed-how-I-make-decisions-Business-Insider.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/understanding-the-influential-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Understanding the Influential Mind<\/a>, <strong>Scientific American<\/strong> (September 27, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Understanding-the-Influential-Mind-Scientific-American.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/09\/what-motivates-employees-more-rewards-or-punishments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What motivates employees more, rewards or punishments?<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Harvard Business Review<\/strong> (September 26, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/What-Motivates-Employees-More_-Rewards-or-Punishments_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/better\/health\/why-hard-facts-aren-t-enough-alter-our-beliefs-ncna803946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Hard Facts Aren&#8217;t Enough to Alter Our Beliefs<\/a>, <strong>NBC News<\/strong> (September 25, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Why-Hard-Facts-Arent-Enough-to-Alter-Our-Beliefs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriveglobal.com\/stories\/13790-how-our-desires-shape-our-beliefs\">How Our Desires Shape Our Beliefs<\/a>, <strong>Thrive Global<\/strong> (September 22, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-Our-Desires-Shape-Our-Beliefs-_-Thrive-Global.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/09\/22\/books\/review\/the-influential-mind-tali-sharot-decision-making.html\">How We Make Up Our Minds<\/a>, <strong>The New York Times<\/strong> (September 22, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-We-Make-Up-Our-Minds-The-New-York-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4951201\/the-influential-mind-tali-sharot-review\/\">Emotion, the Great Manipulator<\/a>, <strong>Time<\/strong> (September 21, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Emotion-the-Great-Manipulator-_-Time.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4946513\/twitter-facts-fake-news-neuroscience\/\">Why People Can&#8217;t Agree on Basic Facts<\/a>, <strong>Time<\/strong> (September 19, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WhyPeopleCantAgreeOnBasicFacts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a>In the Battle to Change People&#8217;s Minds, Desires Come Before Facts<\/a>, <strong>Wired<\/strong> (September 17, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/In-the-battle-to-change-peoples-minds-desires-come-before-facts-_-WIRED-UK.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/09\/13\/opinions\/why-dont-facts-matter-sharot-opinion\/index.html\">Why don&#8217;t facts matter?<\/a>, <strong>CNN<\/strong> (September 14, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Why-dont-facts-matter_-opinion-CNN-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/09\/14\/opinions\/the-influential-mind-sharot-opinion\/index.html\">Want to change minds? Try this<\/a>, <strong>CNN<\/strong> (September 14, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/TheInfluentialMind_CNN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychotherapynetworker.org\/blog\/details\/1294\/the-quest-to-influence-persuade-and-alter\">What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others<\/a>, <strong>Psychotherapy Networker<\/strong> (September 11, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Quest-to-Influence-Persuade-and-Alter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2017\/aug\/27\/how-our-desires-shape-our-beliefs\">How our Desires Shape Our Beliefs<\/a>, <strong>The Guardian<\/strong> (August 27, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/HowOurDesiresShapeOurBeliefs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kuow.org\/post\/truth-lying-might-not-be-so-bad\">The Truth Is, Lying Might Not Be So Bad<\/a>, <strong>KUOW<\/strong> (March 28, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/truthislying.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/krcc.org\/post\/why-more-details-may-be-counterproductive-when-battling-fake-news\">Why Piling On Facts May Not Help In The Battle Against Fake News<\/a>, <strong>KRCC<\/strong> (March 14, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pilingonfacts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/927092\/the-more-dishonest-you-are-the-easier-it-is-for-you-to-be-dishonest-in-the-future\/\">Lying gets easier on the brain the more you do it<\/a>, <strong>Quartz<\/strong> (March 9, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lyinggetseasier.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/2017\/jan\/02\/optimism-v-pessimism-2017-comedian-liam-williams-psychologist-philippa-perry-debate\">Optimism v pessimism in 2017: the comedian and the psychologist debate<\/a>, <strong>The Guardian<\/strong> (January 2, 2017) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optimismvspessimism.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/science\/maria-konnikova\/the-psychological-research-that-helps-explain-the-election\">Psychological research that helps explain the election<\/a>, <strong>The New Yorker<\/strong> (December 25, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-Psychological-Research-That-Helps-Explain-the-Election-The-New-Yorker.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/11-ted-talks-that-show-how-weird-the-human-mind-really-is\">11 TED Talks that show how weird the human mind really is <\/a>, <strong>Science Alert<\/strong> (December 19, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ted11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/small-fibs-lead-to-big-lies_us_580e95e7e4b000d0b1584348\">How lying changes your brain in just a short period of time<\/a>, <strong>Huffington Post<\/strong> (October 26, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-Lying-Changes-Your-Brain-In-Just-A-Short-Period-Of-Time-_-Huffington-Post.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/higher-education\/little-white-lies-the-start-of-slippery-slope-scientists-find\/news-story\/b0a7e9159447931e3c863f57646f1026\">Little white lies the start of \u2018slippery slope\u2019, scientists find<\/a>, <strong>The Australian<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/epaperbeta.timesofindia.com\/Article.aspx?eid=31808&amp;articlexml=LIARS-IN-MAKING-Small-lies-tune-your-brain-26102016025026\">Liars in Making Small lies tune your brain to be dishonest<\/a>, <strong>The Times of India<\/strong> (October 26, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/The-Times-Group.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2016\/10\/26\/lies-breed-lies-brain-may-get-desensitized-to-dishonesty.html\">Lies breed lies: Brain may get desensitized to dishonesty<\/a>, <strong>Fox News<\/strong> (October 26, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lies-breed-lies_-Brain-may-get-desensitized-to-dishonesty-_-Fox-News.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-little-lies-lead-to-bigger-lies\/\">How little lies lead to bigger lies<\/a>, <strong>CBS News<\/strong> (October 25, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-little-lies-lead-to-bigger-lies-CBS-News.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_au\/read\/brain-adaptations-to-lying-foster-more-lying\">Lying Appears to Make It Easier to Tell More Lies<\/a>, <strong>Vice<\/strong> (October 25, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lying-Appears-to-Make-It-Easier-to-Tell-More-Lies-_-Motherboard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4540707\/lying-lies-brain\/\">The Fascinating Reason Why Liars Keep On Lying<\/a>, <strong>Huffington Post<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/The-Fascinating-Reason-Why-Liars-Keep-On-Lying-_-TIME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/25\/science\/why-big-liars-often-start-out-as-small-ones.html?_r=0\">Why Big Liars Often Start Out as Small Ones<\/a>, <strong>New York Times<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Why-Big-Liars-Often-Start-Out-as-Small-Ones-The-New-York-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2016\/oct\/24\/from-porkies-to-whoppers-over-time-lies-may-desensitise-brain-to-dishonesty\">From porkies to whoppers: over time lies may desensitise brain to dishonesty<\/a>, <strong>The Guardian<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/From-porkies-to-whoppers_-over-time-lies-may-desensitise-brain-to-dishonesty-_-Science-_-The-Guardian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-being-dishonest-is-a-slippery-slope-67503\">Why being dishonest is a slippery slope<\/a>, <strong>The Conversation<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Why-being-dishonest-is-a-slippery-slope.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2110130-lying-feels-bad-at-first-but-our-brains-soon-adapt-to-deceiving\/\">Lying feels bad at first but our brains soon adapt to deceiving<\/a>, <strong>New Scientist<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lying-feels-bad-at-first-but-our-brains-soon-adapt-to-deceiving-_-New-Scientist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/article\/our-brains-desensitise-to-lies-so-we-can-lie-more\">The more we lie, the easier it is for our brains to be increasingly more deceitful<\/a>, <strong>Wired<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Our-brains-desensitise-to-lies-so-we-can-lie-more-_-WIRED-UK.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hosted2.ap.org\/APDEFAULT\/b2f0ca3a594644ee9e50a8ec4ce2d6de\/Article_2016-10-24-US-SCI--Lying%20Brain\/id-68737d13930242a48e88a3c34373d924\">Slippery slope: Study finds little lies lead to bigger ones<\/a>, <strong>Associated Press<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Associated-Press.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/d-brief\/2016\/10\/24\/how-the-brain-adapts-to-lies\/\">From Fibs to Fraud: Why Lying Is a Slippery Slope<\/a>, <strong>Discover Magazine<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/The-Times-Group.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/10\/24\/little-white-lies-make-it-easier-to-go-on-and-tell-big-whoppers\/\">Little white lies make it easier to go on and tell big whoppers<\/a>, <strong>The Telegraph<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Little-white-lies-make-it-easier-to-go-on-and-tell-big-whoppers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/lying-study-brain-changes-to-make-telling-bigger-lies-easier-a7377481.html\">Whenever you lie, your brain adjusts to make telling bigger whoppers study finds<\/a>, <strong>The Independent<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Whenever-you-lie-your-brain-adjusts-to-make-telling-bigger-whoppers-easier-study-finds-_-The-Independent.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/science\/sciencenow\/la-sci-sn-dishonesty-snowballs-20161024-snap-story.html\">Neuroscientists show how tiny fibs snowball into big lies<\/a>, <strong>LA Times<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neuroscientists-show-how-tiny-fibs-snowball-into-big-lies-LA-Times.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/news\/science\/article\/Slippery-slope-Study-finds-little-lies-lead-to-10161308.phphttp:\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/science\/article\/Slippery-slope-Study-finds-little-lies-lead-to-10161308.php\">Slipper Slope: Study finds little lies lead to bigger ones<\/a>, <strong>San Francisco Chronicle<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Slippery-slope_-Study-finds-little-lies-lead-to-bigger-ones-San-Francisco-Chronicle.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2016\/10\/24\/brain-study-lying\/\">Brain study shows how small lies grow into whoppers<\/a>, <strong>Stat<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Brain-study-shows-why-lying-becomes-easier-the-more-you-do-it.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/10\/24\/health\/brain-lying\/index.html\">Lying may be your brain\u2019s fault, honestly<\/a>, <strong>CNN<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lying-may-be-your-brains-fault-honestly-CNN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/life\/724544\/White-lies-encourage-bigger-fibs-porkies-brain\">Telling white lies could encourage people to tell bigger fibs in the future<\/a>, <strong>The Sunday Express<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Telling-white-lies-could-encourage-people-to-tell-bigger-fibs-in-the-future-_-Life-_-Life-Style-_-Daily-Express.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-3860124\/Little-white-lies-NOT-innocent-think-Small-fibs-slippery-slope-bigger-whoppers.html\">Little white lies are not as innocent as you think: over time, small fibs may desensitize our brains to dishonesty<\/a>, <strong>The Daily Mail<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Little-white-lies-desensitise-our-brains-to-dishonesty-UCL-researchers-find-_-Daily-Mail-Online.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/little-white-lies-help-brain-9117148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little white lies help the brain prepare for telling whopping fibs, study reveals<\/a>, <strong>The Mirror<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Little-white-lies-help-the-brain-prepare-for-telling-whopping-fibs-study-reveals-Mirror-Online.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/56614-brain-may-get-desensitized-to-dishonesty.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lies Breed Lies: Brain May Grow Desensitized to Dishonesty<\/a>, <strong>Live Science<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lies-Breed-Lies_-Brain-May-Get-Desensitized-to-Dishonesty.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/10\/24\/499179383\/how-small-fibs-lead-to-big-lies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Small Fibs Lead To Big Lies<\/a>, <strong>NPR<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-Small-Fibs-Lead-To-Big-Lies-_-The-Two-Way-_-NPR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/rundown\/telling-lie-rewires-brain-keep-lying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telling a lie makes way for the brain to keep lying<\/a>, <strong>PBS<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Telling-a-lie-makes-way-for-the-brain-to-keep-lying-_-PBS-NewsHour.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2016\/10\/24\/13358842\/lying-psychology-politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How do politicians get so comfortable with lying? One theory: practice<\/a>, <strong>Vox<\/strong> (October 24, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-do-politicians-get-so-comfortable-with-lying_-One-theory_-practice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/capital\/story\/20161011-positive-thinking-can-make-you-too-lazy-to-meet-your-goals\">P<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/capital\/story\/20161011-positive-thinking-can-make-you-too-lazy-to-meet-your-goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ositive thinking can make you too lazy to meet your goals<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>BBC &#8211; Capital<\/strong>\u00a0(October 12, 2016)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/positivethinkinggoals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2016\/good-personal-genomic-data-makes-bigger-impact-0908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genomes, good news, and you<\/a>, <strong>MIT News<\/strong> (September 8, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/genomesgoodnewsandyou.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/09\/04\/opinion\/sunday\/why-facts-dont-unify-us.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&amp;smid=nytcore-iphone-share&amp;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why facts don&#8217;t unify us<\/a>, <strong>NY Times<\/strong> (September 2, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/whyfactsdontunifyus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techinsider.io\/china-is-the-only-country-thats-remotely-optimistic-about-the-future-2016-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China is the only country that&#8217;s remotely optimistic about the future<\/a>, <strong>Tech Insider<\/strong> (July 5, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/China-is-the-only-country-thats-optimistic-about-the-future-Tech-Insider.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lexology.com\/library\/detail.aspx?g=60b608ae-eceb-4af6-a003-30b54bb6900e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recognizing the Role of Optimism Bias in Case Evaluation<\/a>, <strong>Lexology<\/strong> (June 1, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Recognizing-the-Role-of-Optimism-Bias-in-Case-Evaluation-Lexology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2016\/05\/why-do-we-ignore-obvious-dangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why do we ignore obvious dangers?<\/a>, <strong>Observer<\/strong> (May 26, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Why-Do-We-Ignore-Obvious-Dangers_-_-_-Observer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2016\/05\/04\/excessive-optimism-played-big-role-in-2010-deepwater-horizon-oil-rig-disaster.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excessive Optimism Played a Big Role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Disaster<\/a>, <strong>Fox News<\/strong> (May 4, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oilrigdisaster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ashleystahl\/2016\/03\/30\/6-ted-talks-you-should-watch-to-up-your-mindset\/#22abe636816b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 TED Talks You Should Watch To Up Your Mindset<\/a>, <strong>Forbes<\/strong> (March 30, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6-TED-Talks-You-Should-Watch-To-Up-Your-Mindset-Forbes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/food-health\/news\/889116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why we\u2019re hard-wired for hope<\/a>, <strong>Arab News<\/strong> (March 2, 2016) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Why-we\u2019re-hard-wired-for-hope-_-Arab-News.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparringmind.com\/psychology-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50 Must-Read Psychology Books<\/a>, <strong>Sparring Mind<\/strong>\u00a0(October 10, 2015) <sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/50_must_read_psych_books.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li>Risk Factor: The Happy Pill, <strong>Financial Chronicle\u00a0<\/strong>(August 07, 2015)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Risk-Factor-The-happy-pill.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.businessinsider.com\/ted-talks-about-psychology-2015-7?r=US&amp;IR=T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9 TED Talks that will teach you how your mind works<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Business Insider\u00a0<\/strong>(July 20, 2015)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/9-TED-Talks-that-will-teach-you-how-your-mind-works.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li>Here&#8217;s the Root of Our Financial Problems, <strong>Time Magazine<\/strong> (July 6, 2015)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Here\u2019s-the-Root-of-Our-Financial-Problems.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/3942411\/brain-trick-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7 Lessons on How to Hack Your Own Brain<\/a>, <strong>Time Magazine\u00a0<\/strong>(July 1, 2015)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/7-Lessons-on-How-to-Hack-Your-Own-Brain.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/motley-fool\/motley-fool-nine-thoughts-about-investing-and-the-economy-20150203-134sjv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Motley Fool: Nine thoughts about investing and the economy<\/a>, <strong>Sydney Morning Herald<\/strong> (February 3, 2015)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nine-thoughts-about-investing-and-the-economy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li>The Economic Power of Positive Thinking,\u00a0<strong>Bloomberg Buisnessweek\u00a0<\/strong>(February 2, 2015)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/The-Economic-Power-of-Positive-Thinking.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Planning for\u00a0optimism bias in Utah, <strong>Herald<\/strong> (January 06, 2015)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Planning-for-optimism-bias-in-Utah.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/robasghar\/2014\/06\/04\/the-resilient-persons-dna-huge-expectations-and-a-taste-for-surprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Resilient Person&#8217;s DNA<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Forbes\u00a0<\/strong>(June 04, 2014)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/The_resilient_persons_DNA.pdfhttp:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/276175.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wired Health: how do we harness self-monitored health data<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Medical News Today\u00a0<\/strong>(April 30, 2014)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Wired-Health-how-do-we-harness-self-monitored-health-data-Medical-News-Today.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Positivity not scaremongering could help you lose weight,\u00a0<strong>Wired\u00a0<\/strong>(April 29, 2014)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Positivity-not-scaremongering-could-help-you-lose-weight.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Positive thinking can trip into costly delusion,\u00a0<strong>HeraldNet\u00a0<\/strong>(April 12, 2014)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Positive-thinking-can-trip-into-costly-delusion-HeraldNet.com-Business.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikaandersen\/2014\/03\/17\/want-a-better-life-be-an-optimist-with-a-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Want A Better Life? Be An Optimist &#8211; With a Twist<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Forbes\u00a0<\/strong>(March 17, 2014)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Want-A-Better-Life-Be-An-Optimist-With-a-Twist-Forbes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/insights\/2014\/03\/cyber-security-risk-perception-vs-reality-corporate-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cyber Security Risk: Perception vs. Reality in Corporate America<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Wired\u00a0<\/strong>(March 10, 2014)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Cyber-Security-Risk-Perception-vs.-Reality-in-Corporate-America-Innovation-Insights-Wired.com_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/learnvest\/2013\/12\/20\/would-you-rather-have-more-time-or-more-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Would you rather have time or money?<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Forbes\u00a0<\/strong>(December 20, 2013)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/would_you_rather_have_more_time_or_more_money.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Psychology: Good and bad news on the adolescent brain, <strong>Nature<\/strong> (October 30, 2013)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/nature12704-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/10\/20\/opinion\/sunday\/why-we-make-bad-decisions.html?_r=1&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why We Make Bad Decisions<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">, <\/span><strong style=\"color: #333333;\">New York Times<\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> (October 19, 2013)\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/why_we_make_bad_decisions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2013\/oct\/15\/in-defence-of-brain-rotting-clichs-and-scientific-myths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In Defence of Brain Rotting Cliches and Scientific Myths<\/a>, <strong>The Guardian<\/strong> (October 15, 2013)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/in_defence_of_brain_rotting_clich\u00e9s.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v501\/n7468\/full\/501464b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young People Resist Bad News<\/a>, <strong>Nature<\/strong> (September 26, 2013)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/young_people_resist_bad_news.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scienceworldreport.com\/articles\/9627\/20130922\/youngsters-learn-more-good-news-dire-warnings.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youngsters Learn More From Good News Than Dire Warnings<\/a>, <strong>Science World Report<\/strong> \u00a0(September 22, 2013)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Science-World-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/health\/2013\/09\/09\/220737817\/even-when-told-true-risks-kids-often-misjudge-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Even When Told True Risks, Kids Often Misjudge Them<\/a>, <strong>NPR<\/strong> (September 10, 2013) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/even_when_told_true_risks_kids_often_misjudge_them.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/monica-bauer\/new-play-development-death-by-talkback_b_2927164.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Play Development: Death by Talkback<\/a>, <strong>Huffington Post<\/strong> (March 25, 2013) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/new_play_development_death_by_talkback.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/health\/2013\/03\/04\/173227718\/your-childs-fat-mines-fine-rose-colored-glasses-and-the-obesity-epidemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your Child&#8217;s Fat, Mine&#8217;s Fine: Rose-Colored Glasses and the Obesity Epidemic<\/a>, <strong>National Public Radio Health News<\/strong> (March 4, 2013)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Your_Childs_Fat_Mines_Fine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/01\/20\/opinion\/sunday\/check-the-calendar-before-you-buy-that-stock.html?_r=2&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January\u2019s Stock Temptation<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>New York Times<\/strong>\u00a0(January 1, 2013)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Check-the-Calendar-Before-You-Buy-that-Stock-NYTimes1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/why-humans-look-on-the-bright-side-20130101-2c3sr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why humans look on the bright side<\/a>, <strong>Sydney Morning Herald<\/strong> (January 1, 2013)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/why_humans_look_on_the_bright_side.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/health-science\/optimism-bias-why-the-young-and-the-old-tend-to-look-on-the-bright-side\/2012\/12\/28\/ac4147de-37f8-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimism bias: Why the young and the old tend to look on the bright side<\/a>,<strong>\u00a0Washington Post <\/strong>(December 31, 2012)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/why_the_young_and_the-old_tend.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/why_the_young_and_the-old_tend.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resolutions: So Irresistible, So Hard to Keep<\/a>, <strong>Wall Street Journal<\/strong> (December 17, 2012)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/resolutions_hard_to_keep.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2012\/12\/why-were-born-optimists-and-why-thats-good\/266190\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why We&#8217;re Born Optimists, and Why That&#8217;s Good<\/a>, <strong>The Atlantic<\/strong> (December 13, 2012)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/why_were_born_optimists.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine-20591893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How happiness changes with age<\/a>, <b>BBC\u00a0<\/b>(December 4, 2012)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/how_happiness_changes_with_age.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/science\/blog\/2012\/sep\/25\/how-brain-filters-bad-news?newsfeed=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How the brain filters bad news<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>The Guardian\u00a0<\/strong>(September 25, 2012)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/how_the_brain_filters_bad_news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/the-scientist.com\/2012\/09\/24\/removing-the-optimism-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Removing the Optimism Bias<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>The Scientist<\/strong>\u00a0(September 24, 2012)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/removing_the_optimism_bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/news\/archive\/2012-09\/26\/optimism-bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Researchers identify brain region that generates optimism bias<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Wired<\/strong>(September 26, 2012)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/researchers_identify_brain_region_that_generates_optimism_bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/57682350-ec3e-11e1-a91c-00144feab49a.html#axzz3LMoni3Tt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimistic Investors need to get real<\/a>, <strong>FT<\/strong> (August 24 2012)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/optimistic_investors_need_to_get_real.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2012\/06\/24\/opinion\/sharot-optimism-bias\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why we fool ourselves into optimism<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>CNN\u00a0<\/strong>(June 27, 2012)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/why_we_fool_ourselves_into_optimism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=unflagging-optimism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neural Responses Reveal Our Optimistic Bent<\/a>,<strong>\u00a0Scientific American\u00a0<\/strong>(April 10, 2012)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/neural_responses_reveal_our_optimistic_bent\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/books\/article-2082646\/Why-brain-looks-bright-THE-OPTIMISM-BIAS-BY-TALI-SHAROT.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why your brain always looks on the bright side<\/a>, Daily Mail (Jan 06, 2012) <a href=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/why_your_brain_always_looks_on_the_bright_side.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><sub>PDF VERSION<\/sub><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gu.com\/p\/349h6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The optimism bias: reasons to be cheerful (interview)<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>The Guardian<\/strong>\u00a0(Jan 1, 2012)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Reasons_to_be_cheerful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/science\/2012\/jan\/01\/tali-sharot-the-optimism-bias-extract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The optimism bias (book extract)<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>The Guardian<\/strong>\u00a0(Jan 1, 2012)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/the_optimism_bias_guardian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/10\/11\/brain-optimism-imaging_n_1004076.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brain Imaging Reveals Why Optimists Are The Way They Are<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Huffington Post<\/strong>(Oct 11, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Brain_Imaging_Reveals_Huffington_Post.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-15214080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brain &#8216;rejects negative thoughts&#8217;<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>BBC<\/strong>\u00a0(Oct 9, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Brain__rejects_negative_thoughts_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/10\/111009140201.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blame &#8216;Faulty&#8217; Frontal Lobe Function for Undying Optimism in Face of Reality<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Science Daily<\/strong>\u00a0(Oct 9, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Blame_Science_Daily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.forbes.com\/terrywaghorn\/2011\/07\/13\/optimism-is-still-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimism is (still) in<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Forbes<\/strong>\u00a0(July 13, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Optimism_Still_In_Forbes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/insight\/article\/1022077--cheer-up-you-re-really-an-optimist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheer up, you&#8217;re really an optimist<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Toronto Star<\/strong>\u00a0(July 8, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/cheer_up_youre_really_an_optimist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li>The Human Brain: Optimism Bias,\u00a0<strong>Examiner\u00a0<\/strong>(July 7, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/The_human_brain_optimism_bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li>Illusions and reality,\u00a0<strong>Time<\/strong>\u00a0(June 6, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Illusions_and_reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/marketbeat\/2011\/05\/31\/morning-links-squid-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morning Links: Squid Watch<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>The Wall Street Journal<\/strong>\u00a0(May 31, 2011)<sub>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Morning_Links_squid_watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/health\/article\/0,8599,2074067,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Optimism Bias<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>TIME magazine\u00a0<\/strong>(May 28, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/the_optimism_bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/05\/15\/opinion\/15Sharot.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Major Delusions<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>New York Times<\/strong>\u00a0(May 14, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/major_delusions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li>The ups of being down,\u00a0<strong>The Sunday Times<\/strong>\u00a0(July, 2009)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB119454102049486710.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Except in one career, our brains seem built for optimism<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>The Wall Street Journal<\/strong>(Nov 9, 2007)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Brains_seem_built_for_optimism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li>Optimism lights up a brain part,\u00a0<strong>LA Times<\/strong>\u00a0(Oct 29, 2007)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Optimism_lights_up_brain_part\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li>This is Your Brain on Optimism<em>,\u00a0<\/em><strong>Newsweek<\/strong>\u00a0(Oct 24, 2007)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/This_is_your_brain_on_optimism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/scienceNews\/idUSN2443298420071024?sp=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brain regions responsible for optimism located<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Reuters<\/strong>\u00a0(Oct 24, 2007)<sub>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Brain_regions_responsible_for_optimism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn12827-source-of-optimism-found-in-the-brain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source of &#8216;optimism&#8217; found in the brain<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>NewScientist<\/strong>\u00a0(Oct 24, 2007)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/media\/documents\/Media\/Source_of_Optimism_NewScientist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/health\/8357739.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dopamine levels in brain &#8216;influence decision making&#8217;<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>BBC News<\/strong>\u00a0(Jan 8, 2010)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/Dopamine_Levels_BBC_news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/health\/article\/0,8599,1943224,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can Dopamine Make Your Future Look Brighter?<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Time Magazine<\/strong>\u00a0(Nov 27, 2009)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/Can_Dopamine_Make_Future_Time_Magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li>Scientist identify brain regions that help us make choices,\u00a0<strong>The Telegraph\u00a0<\/strong>(Mar 27, 2009)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/Scientists_Telegraph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psypost.org\/2011\/07\/thanks-for-the-memories-5873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thanks for the memories<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>PsychPost<\/strong>\u00a0(1 July, 2011)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/Psypost_01072011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/notrocketscience\/2008\/10\/14\/911-memories-reveal-how-flashbulb-memories-are-made-in-the-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9\/11 memroies reveal how flashbulb memories are made in the brain<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Discover Magazine<\/strong>\u00a0(14 Oct, 2008)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/DiscoverMagazine_14102008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/12\/18\/AR2006121800771.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report Links 9\/11 Memories to Proximity<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Washington Post<\/strong>\u00a0(Dec 18, 2006) (The Associated Press)\u00a0<sub><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/affective-brain\/documents\/Media\/WashingtonPost_18122006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF VERSION<\/a><\/sub><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b id=\"videos\"><u>Online Videos (selected) <\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>*best viewed in Chrome\/Firefox<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-0\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle squelch-taas-override\" data-speed=\"800\" data-active=\"false\" data-theme=\"jqueryui\" >\r\n<p>[\/toggle]<h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-0\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-0\">Davos Annual Meeting, 2025 - Democracy At The Crossroads<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-0\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-0\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstoday.in\/wef-2025\/video\/democracy-at-the-crossroads-a-world-economic-forum-2025-debate-in-davos-461969-2025-01-24\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7947\" src=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DAVOS2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DAVOS2025.png 1413w, https:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DAVOS2025-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DAVOS2025-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DAVOS2025-768x406.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-1\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-1\">BBC - The surprising dangers of having an optimistic brain<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-1\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-1\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/reel\/video\/p089zg6b\/the-surprising-dangers-of-having-an-optimistic-brain\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/affectivebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BBC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-2\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-2\">Talks at Google - Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-2\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-2\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vTLUEwbhUmM?si=TQPi8Yr7IG8OHAhA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-3\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-3\">Davos Annual Meeting, 2024 - How to Prevent an Anxious Generation<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-3\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-3\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4q3e-qpjJIM?si=gXGxxkWYCgjF4qoF\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-4\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-4\">The Diary Of A CEO (2)<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-4\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7KTwmEGsY5g?si=5zKk455SrlflBnb1&amp;start=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-5\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-5\">The Diary Of A CEO<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-5\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-5\">\r\n<div id=\"0DZK1nawEXQ\" class=\"youtube_codegena\" style=\"width: 560px; height: 310px;\" data-params=\"?&amp;theme=dark&amp;autoplay=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;start=120\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<p><script src='https:\/\/rawgit.com\/shaneapen\/Async-Youtube-Player\/master\/async_youtube_player.js'><\/script><\/p>\r\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.8em;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-6\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-6\">TedX Talk<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-6\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-6\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xp0O2vi8DX4\" width=\"560\" height=\"310\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOkoZTJR9XQ\" name=\"EP Player\" width=\"560\" height=\"310\" frameborder=\"0\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-9\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-9\">European Parliament - Fact Checking in the EU<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-9\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vuplay.co.uk\/ep\/embed\/embed.html?event=20180928-0900-SPECIAL-CONFERENCE&amp;start=2018-09-28T07:18:14Z&amp;end=2018-09-28T07:28:50Z&amp;language=or&amp;autoplay=false&amp;logo=true\" name=\"EP Player\" width=\"560\" height=\"310\" frameborder=\"0\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-10\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-10\">Big Think - How to cut through confirmation bias<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-10\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-10\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kyioZODhKbE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-11\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-11\">World Economic Forum, Davos<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-11\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-11\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qsQ7I6bBYCA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-12\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-12\">Talks at Google<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-12\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-12\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NyME0Idsq9w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-13\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-13\">Optimal Optimism - animated short movie<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-13\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-13\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GFBGYgdFpRc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-14\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-14\">WIRED Health<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-14\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-14\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DUXmfCDR3xM?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-15\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-15\">TED talk<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-15\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-15\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/tali_sharot_the_optimism_bias.html\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div> <h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-16\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-16\">RSA talk<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-16\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-16\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xw4xcQE1K4c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div> <h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-17\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-17\">Redes documentary on optimism<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-17\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-17\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SRxxh3jGF7c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div> <h3 id=\"squelch-taas-header-18\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-header\"><a href=\"#squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-18\">Interview with Tali Sharot <\/a><\/h3><div id=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-18\" class=\"squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content squelch-taas-toggle-shortcode-content-18\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BaspAPvrth0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><a id=\"unique-identifier-podcasts\"><\/a><br \/><\/div>\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b id=\"docs\"><u>Documentaries and TV<\/u><\/b><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OmTk9YMZggQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Breakfast<\/a> (BBC, 2024)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yWgG3Mgn2Gc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">They&#8217;re Lying to You, Here&#8217;s What You Can do About it<\/a>. (Johnny Harris, 2024)\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvo.org\/video\/are-we-wired-to-deny-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Agenda: Are We Wired to Deny Climate Change?<\/a> (TVO Today, 2022)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/rcumsfj99kxsgjv\/ABC_Australia_2022.mov?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Brain<\/a> (ABC Australia) 2022<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westobserver.com\/news\/europe\/climate-my-brain-is-an-ostrich-on-arte-why-the-human-being-hides-his-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate: My Brain is an Ostrich<\/a> (ARTE) 2022<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/watch.insight.tv\/secrets-of-the-brain\/season:2\/videos\/lying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secrets of the Brain<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Lying (Insight TV)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtve.es\/v\/5732940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imprescindibles<\/a> (RTVE, 2020)<\/li>\r\n<li>The Doctors (CBS, 2020)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/videos\/tv\/2019\/11\/22\/exp-cnn-creative-marketing-all-the-presidents-lies.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN Special Report<\/a> (CNN, 2019)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/2018\/05\/watch-psychologist-explains-trump-lies-much-getting-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSNBC Live<\/a> (MSNBC, 2018)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/videos\/tv\/2018\/06\/06\/politics-now-spilling-over-into-everything-else.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smerconish <\/a> (CNN, 2018)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hamagazin\/videos\/1644119775634957\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Channel 10, Israel<\/a>\u00a0(2018)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/meet-the-scientist-who-says-she-has-the-secret-to-influencing-others-1054173251711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Today Show<\/a> (NBC, 2017)<\/li>\r\n<li>Global Business (CGTN America, 2017)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b06z4pqz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The One Show<\/a> (BBC, 2016)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/y8plcgu16hgzuvx\/CNBC_Power_Lunch_2015.mov?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Lunch<\/a> (CNBC, 2015)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/whhur600vtsqeza\/Today_Show_2015.mov?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Today Show<\/a> (NBC, 2015)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/tv\/programs\/redesign-my-brain-with-todd-sampson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redesign My Brain<\/a>\u00a0(ABC, 2015)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedishonestyproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dishonesty\u00a0&#8211; The Truth About Lies<\/a>\u00a0(CNBC &amp; Salty Productions, 2015)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rte.ie\/tv\/programmes\/howtobehappy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to be happy<\/a> (RT\u00c9 One,\u00a02014)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/38234-is-reality-real-or-not.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. Reality Check: Is our Universe Real?<\/a> Season 4, E8 (The Science Channel, 2013)<\/li>\r\n<li>Israel Night News (2013)<\/li>\r\n<li>Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. What Makes Us Who We Are? Season 3, E4 (The Science Channel, 2012)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b01dlglq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Horizon: Out of Control<\/a>\u00a0(BBC2, 2012)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p00zxmqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dara O Briain&#8217;s Science Club, Episode 1: Reproduction<\/a>\u00a0(BBC, 2012)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p011zmhm\/p011lpdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dara O Briain&#8217;s Science Club, Episode 3: Extinction<\/a>\u00a0(BBC, 2012)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p011v78q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dara O Briain&#8217;s Science Club, Episode 4: Space<\/a>\u00a0(BBC, 2012)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b01p9l1j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dara O Briain&#8217;s Science Club, Episode 5: Brain<\/a> (BBC, 2012)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b01pbkkf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dara O Briain&#8217;s Science Club, Episode 6: Music<\/a>\u00a0(BBC, 2013)<\/li>\r\n<li>Redes, (RTVE, 2012)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/the-daily-rundown\/watch\/humans-hardwired-for-optimism-44398659661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Rundown<\/a> (2011)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span id=\"pods\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Radio and Podcasts (selected)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-power-of-noticing-what-matters-mastering\/id1150124880?i=1000752066899\">Something You Should Know<\/a>, 28 Feb 2026<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nh72SuOhJNY&amp;list=PL2rsKOrKn4nNeix4rVY88-tWkQVhoCkoG&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thriving Minds<\/a>, Jan 29, 2026<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=osoZGnOmjKI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giant&#8217;s Shoulder<\/a>, Dec 30, 2025<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/breaking-beliefism\/episodes\/tali-sharot\">Breaking beliefism<\/a>, July 4, 2025<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersinger.info\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Well Lived<\/a>, June 26, 2025<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneyoufeed.net\/why-we-stop-noticing-what-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The One You Feed<\/a>, June 20, 2025<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/06\/12\/nx-s1-5429743\/why-many-people-are-financially-anxious-despite-being-richer-than-earlier-generations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR Morning Edition,<\/a> June 12, 2025.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/06\/02\/1253522956\/why-gen-z-is-feeling-money-dysmorphia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planet Money,<\/a> NPR, June 2, 2025.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/radio\/radio1\/clips\/22511929\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Today with Claire Bryne, RTE<\/a>. May 12, 2025<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hellorayo.co.uk\/podcasts\/rise-with-roxie\/id-2249196\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rise with Roxie<\/a>. Jan 20, 2025.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliancefordecisioneducation.org\/podcasts\/episode-033-the-neuroscience-of-optimism-with-dr-tali-sharot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Decision Education Podcast<\/a>. Jan 10, 2025.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/podcast\/2024\/09\/what-we-can-learn-from-great-political-speakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What We Can Learn from Great Political Speakers, HBR IdeaCast.<\/a> Sep 24, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danharris.com\/p\/why-we-get-boredand-how-to-make-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10% Happier with Dan Harris<\/a>. Sep 16, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=awLRiNhrNis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mel Robbins Podcast (part II)<\/a> July 17, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsiloedpodcast.com\/episodes\/tali-sharot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unsiloed<\/a>. July 17, 2024<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/06\/26\/g-s1-4136\/stuck-in-a-rut-how-to-appreciate-your-life-again-according-to-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Kit, NPR<\/a>. June 26, 2024<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenbrain.org\/podcast\/making-the-world-sparkle-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hidden Brain<\/a>. June 24,2024<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/1119-inner-cosmos-with-david-e-110885566\/?keyid%5B0%5D=Inner%20Cosmos%20with%20David%20Eagleman&amp;keyid%5B1%5D=Ep64%20%22Why%20do%20familiar%20things%20lose%20their%20shine%20%28%26%20what%20can%20we%20do%20about%20it%29%3F%20%22&amp;sc=podcast_widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inner Cosmos with David Eagelman<\/a>. June 24, 2024<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4cikaRsqo9a2s3v5iCwbO5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nudge Podcast<\/a>. June 17, 2024<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/06\/11\/1196979548\/break-routine-look-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR Life Kit<\/a>. June 11, 2024<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=slD8f_qtEYY&amp;t=325s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mel Robbins Podcast (part I)<\/a>\u00a0May 30, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/chatteroo-18-breaking-the-habit-uation\/id1287081706?i=1000651007303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reasons to be cheerful with Ed Miliband &amp; Geoff Lloyd<\/a>, April 2, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-next-big-idea\/id1482067226?i=1000649973138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Next Big Idea Club<\/a>, March 21, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clear-vivid-with-alan-alda.simplecast.com\/episodes\/tali-sharot-take-another-look\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clear and Vivid with Alan Alda<\/a>, March 11, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schwab.com\/learn\/story\/repeat-after-me-with-guests-jennifer-lemesurier-tali-sharot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choiceology with Katy Milkman<\/a>\u00a0March 11, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconsumerbehaviorlab.com\/optimism-bias-with-tali-sharot.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consumer Behavioral Lab<\/a>, March 5, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/The Michael Shermer Show, August 28th, 2018.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Michael Shermer Show<\/a>, Feb 28th, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6IM4NMJl1MPhDBLnDxNR1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nudge Podcast<\/a>, Feb 26, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/audio\/2024\/feb\/24\/weekend-podcast-the-libertines-tortured-reunion-marina-hyde-on-celebrity-dictator-bromances-and-the-simple-trick-to-enjoying-life-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian Weekend Podcast<\/a>, Feb 24, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbopst.com\/neuroscientist-reveals-the-shocking-truth-about-optimism-manifestation-motivation-goal-setting-dr-tali-sharot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Adversity Advantage with Doug Bopst<\/a>. Jan 25, 2024<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FbefTOinDpE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Growth minds<\/a>\u00a0with Sean Kim. Jan 30, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingyourbest.com\/episode-415-look-again-the-power-of-noticing-what-was-always-there-with-tali-sharot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becoming Your Best<\/a>. Jan 30, 2024.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/no-1-neuroscientist-new-research-explains-why-life\/id1291423644?i=1000635003005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Diary of a CEO,<\/a> Nov, 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/w3ct4y4z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crowd science<\/a>, BBC, Nov 20th, 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/08\/21\/1195046939\/when-is-it-ok-to-lie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Kit<\/a>, NPR, August 22th, 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youngandprofiting.com\/tali-sharot-the-neuroscience-of-positivity-how-our-brains-create-our-future-e236\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young and Profiting<\/a>, July 31th, 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=as7ySP2q-x0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Alizee Yeezy Show<\/a>, July 9th, 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m001mc27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woman&#8217;s hour.<\/a> BBC, May 29th, 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/brand\/p09xwdnj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Flip Side with Paris Lees.<\/a> BBC, 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwno.org\/2023-01-18\/inside-the-mind-of-a-fabulist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Point<\/a>, NPR, January 18th, 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/no-1-neuroscientist-age-30-to-50-will-be-your-unhappiest\/id1291423644?i=1000593097764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Diary of a CEO,<\/a> January, 2023.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/plucking-up-with-liz-bohannon\/ep-81-tali-sharot-on-how-motivations-can-change-our-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plucking Up with Liz Bohannon<\/a>, November, 2022.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=38ir3FwGkww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capital Allocators with Ted Seides<\/a>. 2022<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/politicsonthecouch\/episodes\/6462652e10dbac0011c22cc5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politics on the Couch<\/a>, February 27th 2021.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickhanson.net\/being-well-podcast-the-optimism-bias-and-influencing-other-people-with-dr-tali-sharot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Being Well Podcast<\/a>, 2021<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/News\/Latest-news-from-LSE\/2021\/b-Feb-21\/Should-we-be-optimistic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Should we be optimistic?<\/a> LSE IQ, February 2nd 2021.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m00035zt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Age of Denial (Episode 2).<\/a> BBC Radio 4, March 15th 2019.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m00036l2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Age of Denial (Episode 1).<\/a> BBC Radio 4, March 14th 2019.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jordanharbinger.com\/tali-sharot-unpacking-the-science-of-the-influential-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jordan Harbinger Show<\/a>, March 14th, 2018.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b0bgby3b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tyranny of Story (Episode 2)<\/a>\u00a0BBC Radio 4, December 15th 2018.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b0bfxw6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tyranny of Story (Episode 1)<\/a> BBC Radio 4, December 8th 2018.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.com\/michael-shermer-show\/influential-mind-what-brain-reveals-about-our-power-to-change-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Michael Shermer Show<\/a>, August 28th, 2018.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/audio\/2018\/may\/25\/radiophobia-why-do-we-fear-nuclear-power-science-weekly-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Weekly podcast<\/a> The Guardian, May 25th 2018.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b09rwszj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC Start The Week<\/a> BBC Radio 4, February 19th 2018.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/w3cswc91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Do We Follow the Crowd?<\/a> BBC World Service, March 20th 2018.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freakonomics.com\/podcast\/heres-why-all-your-projects-are-always-late-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freakonomics<\/a>, March 7th 2018.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schwab.com\/learn\/story\/devils-advocate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choiceology<\/a>, March 2018.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p04gl29m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free Thinking<\/a> BBC Radio 3.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b09h65kw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Joy of Bad Films<\/a> BBC Radio 3, December 6th 2017.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/03\/28\/521751296\/the-truth-is-lying-might-not-be-so-bad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morning Edition<\/a>, NPR, March 28th 2017.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenbrain.org\/podcast\/im-right-youre-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hidden Brain<\/a>, NPR, March 14th 2017.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/programs\/ted-radio-hour\/476490556\/the-case-for-optimism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TED Radio Hour<\/a>, NPR, May 6th 2016.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b0765dy0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optimism &#8211; Our Enemy<\/a> BBC Radio 4, April 2nd 2016.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pd.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2013\/03\/20130304_me_06.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health News<\/a>, NPR, March 4th 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