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Why you fear the unknown — and what it can teach you Maya Shankar, Simone Stolzoff

TED Talks Daily by TED

Jul 5, 202651:42Society & Culture

Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and author Simone Stolzoff have each spent years studying how people navigate uncertainty (and why it often feels so difficult). In this conversation, they discuss why your discomfort wit...

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Why you fear the unknown — and what it can teach you Maya Shankar, Simone Stolzoff is an episode from TED Talks Daily by TED. Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and author Simone Stolzoff have each spent years studying how people navigate unc...

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Published Jul 5, 2026, 51:42 long, audio available.