Glennon

I'm Glennon. I'm Abby. I'm Amanda.

I'm Glennon. I'm Abby. I'm Amanda.

We're so excited. There's a lot to discuss.

We're so excited. There's a lot to discuss.

We're so excited. There's a lot to discuss.

Hello, PodSquad. We have a question for you. Are you a cynic, an optimist, or a skeptic? And also, did you know which one of those you are will determine how long you live? We're sort of joking, but not at all. Today, we are talking with a brilliant scientist whose new book is a study into the worldview of optimism and cynicism and skepticism.

Hello, PodSquad. We have a question for you. Are you a cynic, an optimist, or a skeptic? And also, did you know which one of those you are will determine how long you live? We're sort of joking, but not at all. Today, we are talking with a brilliant scientist whose new book is a study into the worldview of optimism and cynicism and skepticism.

Hello, PodSquad. We have a question for you. Are you a cynic, an optimist, or a skeptic? And also, did you know which one of those you are will determine how long you live? We're sort of joking, but not at all. Today, we are talking with a brilliant scientist whose new book is a study into the worldview of optimism and cynicism and skepticism.

He does not advocate for either side of this debate, but he shows us a lot of data that shows how our lives and our relationships and the world around us dramatically changes depending on which worldview we choose.

He does not advocate for either side of this debate, but he shows us a lot of data that shows how our lives and our relationships and the world around us dramatically changes depending on which worldview we choose.

He does not advocate for either side of this debate, but he shows us a lot of data that shows how our lives and our relationships and the world around us dramatically changes depending on which worldview we choose.

Some of us think, because we talked about this before, Glenn and Abby and me, that while cynicism feels unfortunate, like that's a bummer, it also feels like it's sadly more in line with reality. Just the way that things are and kind of a smarter way to live or how people who are smarter think. But you're about to find out a lot about that that is wrong.

Some of us think, because we talked about this before, Glenn and Abby and me, that while cynicism feels unfortunate, like that's a bummer, it also feels like it's sadly more in line with reality. Just the way that things are and kind of a smarter way to live or how people who are smarter think. But you're about to find out a lot about that that is wrong.

Some of us think, because we talked about this before, Glenn and Abby and me, that while cynicism feels unfortunate, like that's a bummer, it also feels like it's sadly more in line with reality. Just the way that things are and kind of a smarter way to live or how people who are smarter think. But you're about to find out a lot about that that is wrong.

So Dr. Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He trained at Columbia and Harvard studying empathy and kindness in the human brain. He is interested in how we can learn to connect better. Dr. Zaki is the author of The War for Kindness and most recently, Hope for Cynics. Thank you for being here.

So Dr. Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He trained at Columbia and Harvard studying empathy and kindness in the human brain. He is interested in how we can learn to connect better. Dr. Zaki is the author of The War for Kindness and most recently, Hope for Cynics. Thank you for being here.

So Dr. Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He trained at Columbia and Harvard studying empathy and kindness in the human brain. He is interested in how we can learn to connect better. Dr. Zaki is the author of The War for Kindness and most recently, Hope for Cynics. Thank you for being here.

This is so exciting for us.

This is so exciting for us.

This is so exciting for us.