Risking All For Greener Pastures: The Evolutionary Case For Mild Optimism

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Risking All For Greener Pastures: The Evolutionary Case For Mild Optimism

By Martin M Barillas If we could talk to the animals, they might teach us that optimism is the better choice for good health and full bellies. New research shows that when foraging animals use a learning process focusing on good outcomes and filtering out the bad, they have better outcomes than those taking a […]

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