Join fellow King David Society members to learn about the science of optimism and how it is hardwired by evolution into the human brain. Stay for the chance to share a “virtual table” with your friends to connect and discuss the program.

Guests will receive a copy of Professor Sharot's The Optimism Bias.

If you have any questions regarding how to join this virtual experience, please contact Katie Weiss at KWeiss@JewishLA.org or (323) 761-8158.

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About Dr. Tali Sharot:

Sharot’s groundbreaking work at the intersection of behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience has been used by businesses to improve leadership skills, rethink messaging, and refine strategy. Sharot is known for delivering engaging talks that are simultaneously lively and informative — explaining deep ideas about human behavior in a simple way and highlighting how those insights can be implemented in a range of fields including finance, marketing, health, and public policy. Her books — The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others and The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain — have been widely praised, including by The New York Times, TIME magazine, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and more. Professor Sharot has been a guest on CNN, The Today Show, MSNBC, co-presented BBC’s Science Club, and spoke at TED. Her speaking audiences also include Google, Microsoft, The European Parliament, Goldman Sachs, Prudential, Citibank, Deloitte & Touche, Johnson & Johnson, and the World Economic Forum, among many others. She has written for top publications including TIME magazine, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Professor Sharot currently divides her time between MIT and University College London where she directs the Affective Brain Lab.

 

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