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Prof Elaine Fox is a world-leading experimental psychologist and expert in the science of optimism. She has researched widely on the science of emotions and always been fascinated by why some people see the glass as half full, while for others it’s the other way around. As well as a huge list of academic papers to her name, her book “Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain” explores the neuroscience behind the new science of optimism and pessimism.