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We’ve all tried to win   an argument by bringing up statistics that support our view. … But here’s why that doesn’t work, according to a neuroscientist.
Dr. Tali Sharot is the author of The Influential Mind (2017) and The Optimism Bias (2012). She is an Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, and the founder and director of the Affective[…]
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