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Could you push the nuclear button?
Season 1
Episode 854
Published 3 years, 1 month ago
Description
Imagine nuclear missiles are flying towards the UK and you’re in charge of our response. What do you do? It’s unlikely you’ll have to make this tough a decision – but we all face pressure and choices. How do our brains behave under tension? Moran Cerf, a neuroscientist at the Kellogg School of Management, talks to Ros Taylor about the psychological pitfalls in human decision-making.
- “Our brains are still the brains of humans who lived in a savanna with about 200 people around them.”
- “We just face too many decisions… you have too many options and too many dimensions.”
- “Most of life is filled with small choices that don’t really matter… if you accept that you can start making them without regret.”
Presented by Ros Taylor. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Alex Rees. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production
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