Are You Having a Panic Attack?

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In this Replay Episode, we explore Deep Survival: The Incredible Neuroscience of Survival, Who Lives, and Who Dies. We’re joined by Laurence Gonzales, best-selling author. We cover habits during emergencies, practicing for disaster, and safety in the airline industry.

“All accidents are the same. You kind of have to put them together from pieces. They don’t just happen. You have to assemble them.” — Laurence Gonzales

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CHAPTERS

This episode is our guide to Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales. In it we cover:

(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:01:49) – How Laurence’s father’s survival of a World War II plane crash inspired his interest in survival themes
(00:06:18) – How habituation and the brain-body complex work together
(00:20:57) – Laurence’s views on arming police with military gear
(00:24:26) – The concept of hot cognition in times of stress
(00:31:28) – PTSD minus the D
(00:51:35) – Safety in the airline industry
(01:01:48) – The human brain on the “night shift”
(01:06:07) – The Santa Fe Institute and Laurence’s work there

ABOUT DEEP SURVIVAL AND LAURENCE GONZALES

Laurence Gonzales started his career as a journalist and earned a Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. He then went on to become an editor for multiple magazines, including Playboy back in the day. And he won two national awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors for his work on National Geographic's Adventure magazine.

He's the bestselling author of multiple award winning books. He was awarded the Montaigne Medal from the Eric Hoffer Society in 2018, and won the prestigious Eric Hoffer Award in both 2018 and 2019. He has also been a Miller scholar at the illustrious Santa Fe Institute.

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