Your brain’s survival algorithm is outdated. Here’s how to upgrade it | Amanda Ripley u4756

"The fear of panic has killed more people than most disasters themselves." What really happens to your mind in a crisis? We all think we know how we'd react in an emergency—but according to journalist and author Amanda Ripley, we're usually wrong. Drawing from interviews with real people in disasters—from plane crashes to terrorist attacks, research on human behavior under stress, and firsthand experience in disaster training, Ripley explores the psychological patterns that unfold in crisis: denial, deliberation, and decisive action. 00:00 Surviving a crisis 01:55 Your disaster personality 03:22 Denial, deliberation, decisiveness 04:05 Normalcy bias 07:01 The World Trade Center evacuation 09:57 The decisive moment 12:06 Modern survival 16:11 Advice from survivors ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Amanda Ripley: Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author, Washington Post contributor, and co-founder of consultancy firm, Good Conflict. Her books include The Smartest Kids in the World, High Conflict, and The Unthinkable. --------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 6r662