Most animals are not smart enough to create for themselves an addict society. We have to slowly stop the idea that continued economic growth is the only way out of our present circumstance. There are lots of things that we can do now that will enable us to manage our eight point five billion people through improving technology. But it's not going to be an easy task. And the antidote to that is what you said it is that we can live a simpler life in many ways by actually going back to some of our roots, and getting most of our pleasures from doing things which aren't very expensive.
On this episode we meet with psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and author Peter Whybrow.
Whybrow gives us an overview of why humans tend to consume excessively in resource-abundant societies. Why is it difficult for humans to change our ways?
Additionally, Whybrow shares pathways for humans to move toward having a well-tuned brain.
About Peter Whybrow:
Peter C. Whybrow, M.D. is Director Emeritus of the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Judson Braun Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, and author of several books, including his newest, The Well-Tuned Brain: Neuroscience and the Life Well-Lived.
For Show Notes and Transcript visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/26-peter-whybrow