Randolph Nesse on Anxiety and Evolution (Episode 72)

In this conversation, Caleb speaks with Dr. Randolph Nesse.

Randolph is the author of Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry. His work focuses on answering fundamental questions like why humans get sick and why we experience anxiety from an evolutionary perspective.

This is an essential conversation for understanding the nature of negative emotions. We touch on why we get anxious, what we can do about it, why we may not want to become less anxious, the role of advice, and, of course, the insights of the Stoics.

https://www.randolphnesse.com/

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Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations.