The Paradise Built in Hell

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The phrase "disaster bug" is used in the disaster community to describe a sense of unity. Dr. Shelley E. Taylor says oxytocin leads us to quote, tend and befriend in times of chaos or disaster. Despite what Hollywood movies tell us about disasters, people are actually really pro-social when disasters happen.

Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, explosions, hurricanes, oil spills, bombings, BAD THINGS: Why do they happen? What can we do to prepare? What is a disaster vs. a catastrophe? Who makes it their life's work to go help? Professional Disasterologist and Emergency Management expert Dr. Samantha Montano sits down to talk about disaster movies, the addiction of helping others, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the floods, looting, doomsday prepping, keeping calm under pressure, climate change, governmental budgets, cathedrals vs. islands, the myths of disasters, looking for the helpers, and how humans tend and befriend each other in times of chaos.

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