What is the optimism bias? This is overestimating the good things that will happen in your future, despite all the evidence that may go against it. This is a systematic mistake that we all make as we always expect the future to be better than it ends up being and we underestimate the negatives that could happen. However, in this moment Dr. Tali Sharot discus ... Show More
Jul 16
Leading Cancer Researcher: They’re Ignoring My Research, Cancer Patients Must Know This!
1,700 Americans will die from cancer today. 70 every single hour. Professor Thomas Seyfried says it doesn't have to be this way, and that mainstream oncology has misunderstood cancer for 100 years. Thomas Seyfried, PhD, is a professor of biology at Boston College and one of the w ... Show More
1h 45m
Jul 13
OpenAI Whistleblower FINALLY Speaks: “AI Has A 70% Chance Of Going Horribly Wrong!“
Ex-OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo walked away from $2 million rather than stay silent, and now reveals why he believes there's a 70% chance AI leads to human extinction, why superintelligence could arrive before the end of the decade, and the one plan he thinks could still sa ... Show More
2 h
Jan 2025
Dr. Tali Sharot: The Neuroscience of Happiness, Breaking & Creating Habits and the Power of Variety
Dr. Tali Sharot, one of the most innovative neuroscientists of our time, joins us to explore the science of behaviour, happiness, and change. As the author of The Optimism Bias and The Influential Mind, Tali is an expert in how our brains shape our lives and decisions. In this ep ... Show More
54m 20s
Jun 2024
Making the World Sparkle Again
<p>Across every domain of our lives, our minds have a tendency to get accustomed to things. In fact, the brain seems evolutionarily designed to focus on the new and unexpected, on novel threats and opportunities. In our daily lives, this means we take wonderful things for granted ... Show More
50m 31s