Get Ready Episode 11: Interview with Amanda Ripley about “The Unthinkable” Part 1

Interview with Amanda Ripley, conducted by Teddi Dinely Johnson, reporter, The Nation’s Health, APHA; narrated by Jessica Murray, component affairs assistant, APHA. Part 1 of this interview is also available as a podcast and a transcript.

Podcast Highlights: Amanda Ripley discusses the thought process that people encounter during a disaster.  Ripley talks about some counterproductive things that occur in human cognition during a disaster and she discusses the effectiveness of preparedness and its effect on human reaction during extreme situations.  Also, she discusses the surprising, yet common characteristics of human behavior that are more helpful than expected.  Get the details by listening to this podcast.

The discussion with Amanda Ripley continues to outline the unexpected response of the general public in comparison to the expectations of the public by emergency responders.  Human behavior when emergency responders are not present is also explored.  Ripley also goes into further detail about why innate survival tactics are helpful and how people are able to lessen chaos during an emergency, especially an unpredictable emergency.  Information about where to find the book “The Unthinkable” is also mentioned.  Find out where by listening to this podcast.