The Climate Crisis and Cognitive Dissonance

An Interview on PlanetCritical

Feb 01, 2024

It was such a huge pleasure to be on Rachel Donald’s podcast PlanetCritical discussing all the big themes of my work, from cognitive dissonance to our falsely fixed sense of self to social infrastructure. Check out the interview here:

Planet: Critical

The Cognitive Dissonance Crisis

What do W.E.I.R.D countries have in common? Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, Democratic. The citizens of these countries exhibit markedly more extreme psychological characteristics than those of non-WEIRD nations. One of the weirdest characteristics is a belief in a fixed “self’ which will behave in a reliable and predictable manner no matter th…

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00:00 Teaser
00:59 Intro
01:33 Guest Introduction: Sarah Stein Lubrano
03:58 Why is the world in crisis?
06:00 Understanding Cognitive Dissonance
10:02 The Impact of Psychedelics on Perception of Self
13:08 The Concept of Self in Different Cultures
24:26 The Role of Self in the Fear of Death
30:43 The Paradox of Self in Western Culture
34:10 The Power of Embodiment in Activism
39:00 The Challenge of Contradictions in Our Actions
43:41 The Limitations of Debate in Changing Minds
52:11 The Power of Deep Canvassing in Changing Views
01:01:07 Conclusion

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