Peter Atwater
Peter Atwater is an Adjunct Professor of Economics at William and Mary, and President of Financial Insyghts. His work on decision-making has been featured in The New York Times, Time Magazine, and The Financial Times. He is the author of The Confidence Map.
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Our state of extreme social interconnectedness has rapidly accelerated the rollercoaster pace at which societal confidence may collapse.