Cassandra, the Doomed Prophet

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In andrew nazios, we have a plain, spoken leader. He had the insideer credentials to get others on board. Contrast that with the doomed prophet we heard about earlier. Cassandra spoke in riddles, prophetic riddles, but riddles none the less. Cristo says, many modern cassandras forget. It's hard for most people to look far into the future. Leaders especially, are often pulled in different directions. Paying attention to one risk means fewer resources for others. There are lessons here for our own time.

When disaster strikes — from the explosion of a space shuttle to the spread of a deadly virus — we want to know whether we could have avoided catastrophe. Did anyone speak up with concerns about the situation? And if so, why didn’t someone listen? This week, we revisit a favorite episode about the psychology of warnings, and how we can all become better at predicting the future.

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