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April 28, 2005

BBC Frontiers on the psychology of risk:

climber_face.jpgBBC Radio 4's science show Frontiers goes for a cognitive science two-in-a-row as it follows-up last week's programme on neuroprosethics with an analysis of the psychology of risk-taking, sensation seeking and risk-based reasoning.

Psychologist Marvin Zuckerman tackles evolutionary explanations for individual differences in risk-taking, and discusses the personality attributes and biological influences of sensation seeking people.

The programme also interviews people who are typically defined as high sensation seekers about their motivations and experiences, such as author and adventure climber Mick Fowler.

Link to Frontiers web page on 'Risk and Risk Taking'.
Link to realaudio archive of programme.

—Vaughan.

Posted at April 28, 2005 08:00 AM

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