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The power and peril of the optimistic mind
Manage episode 478308364 series 58
Human beings have a bias toward optimism, says astrophysicist turned author and editor, Sumit Paul-Choudhury. While we may not always acknowledge it, the power of optimism is what drives our species forward. But beware of the modern craze for "Manifesting" — wishful thinking, no matter how intense, only has impact if it's married to action. Also, why we need to rethink globalisation's bad rap. International relations expert, Inanna Hamati-Ataya, argues there are no pure cultures and globalisation is really the means by which humanity flourishes.
Guests
Professor Inanna Hamati-Ataya — Chair of Global International Relations, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Sumit Paul-Choudhury — author, editor and Managing Director, Alternity Limited
Associate Professor Laura D'Olimpio — School of Education, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Further information
Inanna Hamati-Ataya's article on globalisation
Laura D'Olimpio's article on manifesting
Sumit Paul-Choudhury's book The Bright Side
1063 episodes
Manage episode 478308364 series 58
Human beings have a bias toward optimism, says astrophysicist turned author and editor, Sumit Paul-Choudhury. While we may not always acknowledge it, the power of optimism is what drives our species forward. But beware of the modern craze for "Manifesting" — wishful thinking, no matter how intense, only has impact if it's married to action. Also, why we need to rethink globalisation's bad rap. International relations expert, Inanna Hamati-Ataya, argues there are no pure cultures and globalisation is really the means by which humanity flourishes.
Guests
Professor Inanna Hamati-Ataya — Chair of Global International Relations, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Sumit Paul-Choudhury — author, editor and Managing Director, Alternity Limited
Associate Professor Laura D'Olimpio — School of Education, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Further information
Inanna Hamati-Ataya's article on globalisation
Laura D'Olimpio's article on manifesting
Sumit Paul-Choudhury's book The Bright Side
1063 episodes
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