Don't give up now -- that's Dr. Lucy Jones's advice to dealing with the latest COVID19 surge. Our feelings aren't what the risk actually is because as humans, we have evolved with two systems for analyzing risks we face. Dr. Jones shares the pros and cons of "going with your gut" as it relates to managing risks and explains why we don't want to believe experts telling us not to have Thanksgiving. We look at how greater benefits appear to lower the risk and discuss ways to manage the emotional conflict with the analytical response in order to get through the extremes, like the current surge in COVID19 cases in California and across the US.
Episode 17 -The Air You Can See
Episode 16 - Why You Feel What You Feel in an Earthquake
Episode 15 - Time and the Inevitability of Disasters
Episode 14 - Science in a Crisis: Better, not Perfect
Episode 13 - Five Rare but Possible Disasters That Science Tells Us Can Happen
Episode 12 - Our Biggest Killer: Extreme Heat
Episode 11 - Raging Wildfires
Episode 10 - Pandemic Frustration: How Cognitive Dissonance, Tribalism, Individualism and Social Norms Norms Change the Way We Hear Public Safety Messages
Episode 9 - Debunking the Biggest Earthquake Myths
Episode 8 - The Disaster "Blame Game"
Episode 7 - The Likelihood (and Impact!) of a Natural Disaster in a Pandemic
Episode 6 - What Does It Mean When You Have a Lot Earthquakes
Episode 5 - Science: From Ivory Tower to the Public Square
Episode 4 - Why a Pandemic Spikes (and What You Can Do about It)
Episode 3 - Why You Feel/Fear What You Do about Disasters
Episode 2 - The Earthquake Name Game
Episode 1 - Surviving the Pandemic with Science
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