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Mind Over Money

The psychology of investing has become such an important area of research that major hedge funds are building trading strategies around human behavioral patterns. In Mind Over Money, Kevin Cook explores the crossroads where markets and brains collide, delving into the two sciences – neuroscience and behavioral finance – that show why investors are often highly irrational when faced with economic decisions, uncertainty, and risk.
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Now displaying: February, 2017
Feb 28, 2017

Welcome back to the Mind Over Money podcast. I’m Kevin Cook, your field guide and storyteller for the fascinating arena of behavioral economics.

I’m excited about today’s topics because we are going to talk about how our brains use stories to make decisions. In fact, after I tell you a few stories about brains and stories, you’ll start to wonder which came first – brains or stories!

Please pick a time stamped topic below:

 

(0:30) - How Storytelling helps us make decisions: Peter Guber Article

(4:15) - How do our perceptions effect our decision making

(7:15) - Insights from neuroscientist, Michael Gazzaniga

(15:00) - Experiments done by neuroeconomist, Paul Zak

(21:50) - Molly Crockett: "Beware neruo-bunk"

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