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A case for optimism.
In the prelude to the new season of Something Shifted, Sean Loots speaks to astrophysicist-turned-journalist and author of "The Bright Side" Sumit Paul-Choudhury, about the science and psychology of optimism.

Drawing on stories from Ernest Shackleton's 1915 Arctic expedition, to Sean's "Joy Jar", and the research behind optimistic chickens, Sumit shares how he became an optimist after experiencing great loss.
Chapters
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:22 The Joy Jar
  • 03:30 Sumit Paul-Choudhury
  • 09:33 Ernest Shackleton's Arctic Expedition
  • 14:35 Zoe's progress
  • 15:25 Optimistic Chickens
  • 17:38 Optimism and Humans
6 Jan English South Africa Documentary · Personal Journals

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