Irrationality, Evolutionary Psychology & Climate Change | Prof. Lionel Page, PhD

Lionel Page is a Professor of Economics and the Director of the Behavioural and Economic Science Cluster at the University of Queensland. He has worked on a wide range of topics in behavioral economics, such as risk preferences, social preferences and strategic behavior.
Links
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Lionel's Website: sites.google.c...
Timestamps
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0:00 - Teaser
1:14 - A Quick Story & Introduction to Lionel Page
8:48 - Rationality & Emotions
30:54 - Evolutionary Psychology & Being Optimally Irrational
50:52 - How might our decision-making processes need to change to address problems like climate change?
58:49 - How can we overcome our short-termism?
1:08:10 - Is belief in conspiracy theory rational?
1:16:35 - What is Lionel’s Utopia
Credits
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