Friendly Minds Think Alike
What if our friends are responsible for the way our brains work? You might be a little more picky about who you hang out with.
July 13, 20187m 16s
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Show Notes
Choosing Friday night plans. Deciding what to wear to work. Selecting a new Netflix show to binge-watch. People are influenced by the tastes and opinions of their friends, and vice versa. But that doesn’t mean you’re a carbon copy of your social network— or does it? We talk with Carolyn Parkinson, an assistant professor of social psychology at UCLA, about why our brains might be more similar that we think.