Author

Books by Tali Sharot

Tali Sharot is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she directs the Affective Brain Lab. Her research examines how emotion, optimism, and social context shape perception and decision-making. She is also the author of The Optimism Bias. Her TED talks have been viewed millions of times, and her work has been published in Nature, Neuron, and Current Biology. She advises organizations on how to apply brain science to communication, public health, and behavior change.