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David Robson - The Expectation Effect (Belfast)

Mind & Body
David Robson - The Expectation Effect (Belfast)
David Robson - The Expectation Effect (Belfast)
Event Description

How Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life

People who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer. Lucky charms really do improve an athlete’s performance. Taking a placebo, even when you know it is a placebo, can still improve your health.

Welcome to The Expectation Effect. In this talk David Robson takes us on a tour of the cutting-edge research happening right now that suggests our expectations shape our experience. Bringing together fascinating case studies and evidence-based science, The Expectation Effect uncovers new techniques that we can all use to improve our fitness, productivity, intelligence, health and happiness.

  • BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
  • FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022: HEALTH AND WELLBEING
  • WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POPULAR SCIENCE

About

David Robson is an award-winning science writer based in London, UK, specialising in psychology and neuroscience. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. Hs writing has also appeared in Guardian, Men's Health, the Atlantic, the Psychologist, and Aeon.

Chaired by Dr. Shubhangi Karmakar. A Clinical Tutor in Psychiatry, with postgraduate degrees in Translational Medicine and in Medical Law. They are a TEDx speaker, a public educator with contributions to the Oireachtas, IHREC and BBC News, and a freelance journalist writing for the Business Post, Medical Independent, the Journal, among other publications.

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