The Genetic Components That Determine Whether a Person Is an Optimist or a Pessimist
In a recent episode of AsapSCIENCE, co-creators Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown explain the genetic components that make some people optimists and some people pessimists, looking at the benefits and pitfalls of each.






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