Social animal - David Brooks
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Tapping into the findings of his latest book, NYTimes columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences -- insights with massive implications for economics and politics as well as our own self-knowledge. In a talk full of humor, he shows how you can't hope to understand humans as separate individuals making choices based on their conscious awareness.
Brooks talks about five traits that support his research that we are social beings - mindsight, equal poise, metis, blending, and limerence. Take one trait and explain how it drives our consciousness and decision-making in life.
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