Dr Michael Platt, PhD | Secrets of the Social Brain - Decision Making, Reciprocity and Bias

Dr Michael Platt is known for asking some of the most challenging questions in 21st century neuroscience—and conceiving innovative ways to find the answers. His principal questions focus on the biological mechanisms that underlie decision-making in social environments - why do we make the decisions we do and how conscious of these processes are we? This episode covers:📉The value of reciprocity and the neuro-economics of decision making🥀Waning social connection and species decline - are we in an age of despair?🌎How unconscious and implicit bias works - diversity as a route to equity🐒How monkeys predicted the US poll outcome🤝Synchrony, shared mindset, and physiological alignment in group decision-making and cooperationFind Michael:Platt Labs WebsiteBook - The Leader’s BrainLinkedInMentioned in this episode:-Chimp Empire documentaryHow High Fives are Proven to Improve Culture and PerformanceRisk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new studyInfluence - Robert CialdiniEarly predictors of successful military careers among West Point cadetsThe Psychology of Human Misjudgement - Charlie Munger (Farnham Street write up)Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel KahnemanHuman fertility is declining steeply and might presage our species' collapseThe Children of Men - Film, P.D. JamesCountdown - Shanna Swan + Stacey ColinoKlara and the Sun - Kazuo IshiguroWant to watch this on video? Subscribe on YouTubeInstagram  @degreesofhealth Tik Tok @degrees_of_healthDisclaimer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.