On the NPR TED Radio Hour, Sunday 20th September, Newstalk FM
'Maslow’s Human Needs'
Humans need food, sleep, safety, love, purpose. Psychologist Abraham Maslow ordered our needs into a hierarchy.
Brandeis Psychology professor Margie Lachman works in the same office where Abraham Maslow developed his 'Hierarchy of Needs'. She describes his lasting influence on psychology, the notion of a hierarchy where you start from the bottom and work your way up.
What do we know about one of our most basic needs: sleep? Not a lot, says circadian neuroscientist Russell Foster. We know we need to do it to stay alive, but much about it remains a mystery.
Sleep is important for a multitude of bodily functions, including self defense against disease and illness and the ability to understand the environment around us.
Computer security expert Bruce Schneier says there's a big difference between feeling secure and being secure. He explains why we worry about unlikely dangers while ignoring more probable risks.
Journalist Sebastian Junger was embedded with soldiers during the war in Afghanistan. He says many veterans miss war because it fulfills a deep human need to belong to a trusted group.
Caroline Casey didn't know she was legally blind until she was 17 years old. The shocking news tested her confidence and self-esteem in ways that shaped the rest of her life. After learning at the age of 17 she was legally blind, Casey was determined to show the world her disability didn't define her.
Psychologist MihalyCsikszentmihalyi says we can achieve one of the most elusive needs, self-actualization, by finding a state of “flow,” in our work or our hobbies.
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