Jason Silva on Risk | Brain Games

to risk is to be human to risk is to

to risk is to be human to risk is to transcend boundaries is a primitive part

transcend boundaries is a primitive part

transcend boundaries is a primitive part of the brain called the amygdala which

of the brain called the amygdala which

of the brain called the amygdala which is responsible for assessing immediate

is responsible for assessing immediate

is responsible for assessing immediate risks you know and seeing how how likely

risks you know and seeing how how likely

risks you know and seeing how how likely it is that you’re gonna get killed by

it is that you’re gonna get killed by

it is that you’re gonna get killed by the immediate situation that’s like

the immediate situation that’s like

the immediate situation that’s like immediate primordial assessing of risk

immediate primordial assessing of risk

immediate primordial assessing of risk but then there’s more advanced part of

but then there’s more advanced part of

but then there’s more advanced part of the brain that evolved over time called

the brain that evolved over time called

the brain that evolved over time called the neocortex neocortex is adept at

the neocortex neocortex is adept at

the neocortex neocortex is adept at analysing risks it’s more advanced it’s

analysing risks it’s more advanced it’s

analysing risks it’s more advanced it’s less primordial it’s not just assessing

less primordial it’s not just assessing

less primordial it’s not just assessing immediate danger it’s more like

immediate danger it’s more like

immediate danger it’s more like analyzing long-term implications

analyzing long-term implications

analyzing long-term implications creative risks less dangerous risks but

creative risks less dangerous risks but

creative risks less dangerous risks but risks nonetheless to risk is to create

risks nonetheless to risk is to create

risks nonetheless to risk is to create to risk is to burst forth to probe the

to risk is to burst forth to probe the

to risk is to burst forth to probe the perimeters of the adjacent possible to

perimeters of the adjacent possible to

perimeters of the adjacent possible to take a snapshot at with Steven Johnson

take a snapshot at with Steven Johnson

take a snapshot at with Steven Johnson describes as that shadow feature that

describes as that shadow feature that

describes as that shadow feature that hovers over the present state of things

hovers over the present state of things

hovers over the present state of things that map of all the ways in which the

that map of all the ways in which the

that map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself to risk is

present can reinvent itself to risk is

present can reinvent itself to risk is to not be limited by seeing the world as

to not be limited by seeing the world as

to not be limited by seeing the world as it is but instead by conceiving of the

it is but instead by conceiving of the

it is but instead by conceiving of the way the world