The Long View w/ Richard Fisher
Episode #71
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Episode recorded on 06 September 2023
Summary
Journalist Richard Fisher shares his thoughts on the importance of taking a long view of the future, why short-termism is the greatest threat to civilisation, and how metaphors are key to our comprehension of time.
Guest Bio
Richard Fisher is a Senior Journalist with BBC Studios, where he writes and commissions for BBC Future, the BBC's international-facing science, technology and health features site. He was recently a 2019-20 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has held various roles at the BBC, including leading the BBC.com Features teams as a managing editor, and before that, he was both a feature and news editor at New Scientist.
Show Notes
00:56 Generational Perspective on Time
02:15 The Threat of Short-Termism
04:03 Concept of Long View
05:44 Influence of Time on Our Lives
08:10 Role of Metaphors in Understanding Time
10:27 Impact of Religion on Our Perception of Time
19:09 Dangers of Short-Term Thinking
24:06 Role of Policy in Long-Term Thinking
36:05 Our Perception of the Future
38:35 New Psychological Habits for Long-Term Thinking
38:58 Hope for the Future
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