88: David Robson and the Expectation Effect

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Andrew Gold

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🗓️ 3 January 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Award-winning science writer David Robson's work has appeared in the Guardian, the Atlantic, Aeon and many many others. He was features editor at New Scientist for five years, before working as a senior journalist at BBC Future. His book, The Expectation Effect, is a vivid trip into the fallacies and complexities of the human psyche. Our expectations can have very real effects on outcomes, whether it be life spans, illnesses or anything else. So try to think positively. Sign up on Apple Podcasts or http://patreon.com/andrewgold for the bonus bits. David Robson Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-robson-5761791b twitter.com/d_a_robson Buy The Expectation Effect https://davidrobson.me/ Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok http://andrewgoldpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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