Episode 8: Negativity Bias: Why We Pay Attention to Bad News

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Episode 8: Negativity Bias: Why We Pay Attention to Bad News

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In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss why humans pay 10 times more attention on average to negative news than positive news. In This Episode: Dan and Peter discuss why humans pay 10 times more attention on average to negative news than positive news. Dan talks about the history of the news industry, […]

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Sep 3, 2015

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Peter Diamandis and Dan Sullivan discuss how exponential technologies are creating massive opportunities for entrepreneurs all over the world and the impact of hyperconnectivity on global innovation.

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Episode 8: Negativity Bias: Why We Pay Attention to Bad News

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