Curiosity Daily Podcast: Hearing Loss and Technology (w/ David Owen) and the Psychology of Reacting to a Crisis (Like COVID-19)
Author David Owen discusses what happens once you’ve lost your hearing — and how much technology can actually help. Then, learn about the psychology behind our reactions to a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 18, 2020
Episode Show Notes:
Additional resources from David Owen:
- Pick up “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World” on Amazon https://amzn.to/32l0dU5
- Part 1 of our interview (why it’s never too early to protect your hearing) https://www.curiositydaily.com/its-never-too-early-to-protect-your-hearing-w-david-owen-and-why-you-should-work-in-90-minute-spurts/
- Part 2 of our interview (protecting yourself from hearing loss) https://www.curiositydaily.com/protecting-yourself-from-hearing-loss-w-david-owen-and-why-woolly-mammoths-went-extinct/
- Additional publications by David Owen https://amzn.to/2vW2xoy
- Official website https://www.davidowen.net/
- Articles by David Owen in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/david-owen
"Adjustment reaction" and how to cope when first learning about a crisis by Kelsey Donk
- Sandman, P. (2020). Adjustment Reactions: The Teachable Moment in Crisis Communication (Peter Sandman column). PSandman.com. http://www.psandman.com/col/teachable.htm
- Nieman Guide to Covering Pandemic Flu | Crisis Communication | How Do People React in a Pandemic? (2010). Harvard.edu. https://nieman.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/pod-assets/microsites/NiemanGuideToCoveringPandemicFlu/CrisisCommunication/HowDoPeopleReactInAPandemic.aspx.html#panic
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