Amanda Ripley

Amanda Ripley

Biography:

Amanda Ripley, a senior writer at TIME Magazine, has traveled the world studying disasters, natural and manmade. Her book, The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes and Why, is the first mass-market book to explain how the brain works in disasters and how we can learn to do better.

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Past Shows:

  • Psychology of Disaster

    For the first 2 ½ hours, journalist Amanda Ripley discussed the psychology of disaster response and her new book, The Unthinkable. When a person encounters a disastrous circumstance they may first react with disbelief or denial, as the brain tries to normalize the situation, she...More »

Last Night

Metabolic Balance / Electronic Voice Phenomena
Metabolic Balance / Electronic Voice Phenomena
In the first half, Jane Durst-Pulkys, PhD, Metabolic Balance Kitchen author and ambassador, joins guest host Connie Willis (info) to discuss what she believes is the cause of all disease and how to combat it. In the second half, paranormal investigator and author Anthony F....

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