Amanda Ripley

Amanda Ripley

Biography:

Amanda Ripley, a senior writer at TIME Magazine, has traveled the world studying disasters, natural and manmade. Her book, The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes and Why, is the first mass-market book to explain how the brain works in disasters and how we can learn to do better.

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  • Psychology of Disaster

    For the first 2 ½ hours, journalist Amanda Ripley discussed the psychology of disaster response and her new book, The Unthinkable. When a person encounters a disastrous circumstance they may first react with disbelief or denial, as the brain tries to normalize the situation, she...More »

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AI & Data Centers / Understanding Astrocartography
AI & Data Centers / Understanding Astrocartography
Author Steve Goreham outlined the explosive growth driven by the AI revolution and the controversy over the data centers behind it. Followed by astrologer Aubrey Houdeshell on the practice of astrocartography, a branch of astrology that maps planetary influences onto geographic...

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