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A fundamental capacity that humans have is to engage in conversation. We create connection and shared

realities. My name is Matt

Abraham's and I teach at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Welcome to Think Fast, Talk

Smart, the podcast. Today I really look forward to speaking with Shane O'Mara. Shane is a professor

of experimental brain

research at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and the director of the Trinity College Institute

of Neuroscience. He has written a number of books. His latest is called Talking Heads,

The New Science of How Conversations Shapes Our Worlds. Welcome, Shane. I'm super excited to chat with you.

Thank you, Matt. I'm delighted to be speaking with you.

All right, let's get started. One of your earlier books is entitled A Brain for Business, A Brain for Life,

how insights from behavioral and brain science can change business and business practice for the better.

If you were to pick one actionable

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