81. Optimism Bias, Anticipation, & STAR WARS (Now with fixed audio!) | THUNK

2,630 views · Published 17 December 2015 · 6:59 · Indexed 5 October 2026

Channel: THUNK · 2015 · Education

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Cynics assume everything sucks until proven otherwise...should we use that approach for the new Star Wars movie?

NOTE: This is a re-upload of https://youtu.be/KGtjicLV9mc to fix the audio. :)


-Links for the Curious-

Yahtzee's Zero Punctuation E3 Massacre 2008, featuring the Cynic's Punnet Square - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wdfFuO3Rqs

Optimism bias in drivers - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0001457589900249

Optimism bias in marriages - http://psp.sagepub.com/content/31/2/198.short

Optimism bias in time estimates - http://psp.sagepub.com/content/23/3/238.short

"Waiting for Merlot: Anticipatory Consumption of Material & Experiential Purchases," by Kumar, Killingsworth, & Gilovich, 2014 - http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/08/21/0956797614546556.abstract

No but seriously guys I'm super excited.

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