Episode 80 - Rebecca Costa, A "Fortune" of Information
Description
Technology and Science Futurist Rebecca Costa joined me from her home in Oregon. She’s voluntarily participating in her own social experiment which is designed to cultivate increased probabilities of being happy. It seems to be working, and now she’s in the process of writing a new book about it. (Her friends know not to "drop in" on her when the flag is out, . . . because she's busy, which is a big part of being happy.)
Rebecca explains how we can “leverage what we know about everyday behaviors which produce resiliency, enjoyment and hopefulness” and “fortify positive emotions and change the outlook millions of Americans have on life.”
We discussed sociobiology, vaccines, facts vs. beliefs, science, Covid-19 treatments, unemployment, mental health, artificial intelligence, political philosophy, as well as her books The Watchman's Rattle (2010) and On The Verge (2017).
She’s a futurist, so naturally I took the opportunity to ask her . . .
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