S01E17: Surviving a Slow Motion Disaster - Amanda Ripley

Dilemma Podcast

English - March 30, 2020 16:49 - 1 hour - 103 MB - ★★★★★ - 66 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep 16: Pandemic Special: Invisible Responsibility COVID-19

Next Episode: Ep 18: Can We Sue China? - William Burke-White

Amdana Ripley, best selling author of "The Unthinkable: Who Survives when Disaster Strikes and Why" talks with Jay Shapiro during coronavirus lock down.

Topics discussed: Ripley's work with ignored hurricane warnings, 9/11 rescues, stampedes at the Hajj, surviving plane crashes, what good risk communication sounds like, what personal resilience means for our collective safety, and the danger of "negative panic"

What habits are we learning now and what might we want to retain when this is over?