Why Do We Take Risks?
We rarely know if our decisions will lead to failure or success. So why do we take risks? What causes us to readily embrace risky situations, while other times we back away? It\u2019s often more arbitrary than we might want to admit. Whether it\u2019s an everyday parenting situation or a death-defying rock climb, each decision we make involves some degree of risk. We are constantly evaluating those risks, and everyone calculates risk differently. How we measure uncertainty is complex and our perceptions of risk change based on the situation. We\u2019ll be exploring that complexity here on the podcast as we examine how people gauge risk and look at ways to bring more rationality into our decision making. \n\nPodcast Guests:\nJamie Davis Smith-Parent, attorney, and disability advocate\n\nSeema Lakdawalla- Parent and virologist at the University of Michigan\n\nLenore Skenazy- Author and founder of the non-profit Let Grow \n\nJane Joseph- Neuroscientist at the Medical University of South Carolina\n\nAlex Honnold- professional rock climber\n\nPaul Slovic- Professor of psychology at the University of Oregon