Why we are fascinated with crisis | Elise Valmorbida, Meg Rosoff, Nick Zangwill
19Why can't we look away when disaster strikes? Elise Valmorbida, Meg Rosoff and Nick Zangwill discuss.
Are we predisposed to catastrophise?
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00:00 Meg Rosoff
02:32 Elise Valmorbida
05:24 Nick Zangwill
06:55 Controversy
From the evening news to the latest films and novels - we are attracted to crises and the trials and tribulations of life. The pandemic brought stories of human suffering, whether from illness, isolation or joblessness, which we readily consumed. But the healthiness of this fascination with misery is questionable, potentially leaving us with a distorted picture of the state of affairs and low expectations for our happiness. Is this focus on negative human experiences universal, a hangover from our evolutionary past and originally a survival technique? Or is it a symptom of a culture in decline? Should we seek to snap out of this pessimistic cultural focus and instead celebrate success stories and look positively to the future?
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Award-winning authors Elise Valmorbida and Meg Rosoff and philosopher and an honorary professor at UCL Nick Zangwill discuss the call of the catastrophe and calamity. Mary Ann Sieghart hosts.
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