Are risk-takers born or made?
I want to know how successful risk-takers are doing it
·
What
particular blend of biology and experience held within allows us to know what
risks are worth taking
·
What
risks should be left alone
What is risk? Risk is
often described in terms of either statistics or impending doom. But not even
scientists fully agree on a working definition. There are fascinating neurological pathways that provide
the “gas” and the “brakes” when we are faced with a risky decision. Some of us have the kind of biology that
makes us put on the brakes more often, while others have genes that actually
contribute to making poor decisions.
Joining
us for our discussion on Your Risk Capacity is Kayt Sukel who is calling in from her office .
Kayt Sukel earned a B.S. in cognitive psychology from Carnegie Mellon
University and an M.S. In Engineering Psychology from The Georgia Institute Of
Technology. A passionate traveler and science writer, her work has appeared in Atlantic
Monthly, New Scientist, USA Today, The Washington Post, Islands, Parenting,
Bark, American Baby And AARP Bulletin. She is a partner at the award-winning
family travel website Travel Savvy Mom (www.travelsavvymom.com),
and is also a frequent contributor to the Dana Foundation’s many science
publications (www.dana.org). Much of her work
can be found on her website, www.kaytsukel.com,
including stories about out-of-body experiences, computer models of
schizophrenia and exotic travel with young children. Her latest book is “The
Art Of Risk: The New Science Of Courage, Caution, & Chance”
