Why We're Better With Some Threats Than Others (An Earth Month Re-Run)
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This is an iHeart Podcast. Guaranteed human. Pushkin. Giving us a thumbs up over here. So as usual, we just have you start by introducing yourself. Um Hi, I'm Dan Gilbert. Dan Gilbert is a huge figure in happiness science.
He's one of the field's most respected psychologists and an absolute whiz at explaining some of the most puzzling aspects of human nature. And that is going to be a big help. Because the question I have for him is as confounding as it is serious. With Earth Month coming up in April. I wanted to reshare this episode with Dan that we originally released last year.
For decades we've been dealing with a host of disasters related to global heating. Raging forest fires, devastating hurricanes, and retreating glaciers. Hearing about these things makes us feel pretty terrible. We feel anxious about our future and that of our children. We get anxious with ourselves and others for letting things get this bad.
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