Why we take financial risks

Name: Why we take financial risks
Uploaded: 2018-10-02T15:09:48Z
Duration: 16 min 20 s
Description: An awareness of risk is in our DNA, so why do we still make big gambles? Elise Payzan-LeNestour is fascinated with this behavior, particularly when it comes to financial risk. In this talk, learn how she's studying the way humans choose between safe bets and highly dangerous gambles with a computerized money game.

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Elise Payzan-LeNestour |

TEDxSydney

• May 2016

An awareness of risk is in our DNA, so why do we still make big gambles? Elise Payzan-LeNestour is fascinated with this behavior, particularly when it comes to financial risk. In this talk, learn how she's studying the way humans choose between safe bets and highly dangerous gambles with a computerized money game.