The Power of Pausing in Uncertainty with Maggie Jackson
The Nocturnists
Emily Silverman
4.8 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In our 50th The Nocturnists: Conversations episode, Emily speaks with Maggie Jackson, award-winning author and journalist, about her book "Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure." Maggie describes the neuroscience of uncertainty, the benefits of curiosity and slowing down, and findings from her interviews with physicians and surgeons about uncertainty in medical practice.
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| 0:00.0 | I study health insurance. |
| 0:02.1 | Because you're crazy? |
| 0:03.3 | I'm a glutton for punishment. That's right. |
| 0:05.8 | That's our kind of crazy. |
| 0:07.7 | At tradeoffs, we talked to people neck deep in data. |
| 0:11.2 | 18% of our vaccine was going to black and Latinx Chicagoans, even though Chicago is 59% black and Latinx. |
| 0:18.4 | To tell us what we know and what we don't. |
| 0:21.1 | We used science to make driving safer, and we did not do that with firearms. |
| 0:26.0 | So that we can tell you. |
| 0:28.5 | Subscribe now to tradeoffs. |
| 0:31.6 | Support for the Nocturnist comes from the California Medical Association. |
| 0:35.7 | At the Nocturnists, we are careful to ensure that all stories comply with health care privacy |
| 0:39.9 | laws. Details may have been changed to ensure patient confidentiality. All views expressed |
| 0:45.0 | are those of the person speaking and not their employer. |
| 0:58.0 | You're listening to The Nocturnous conversations. I'm Emily Silverman. |
| 1:00.0 | In an era where certainty is often prized above all else, |
| 1:06.0 | embracing the unknown can be a revolutionary act. |
| 1:10.0 | Today's guest, Maggie Jackson, an award-winning author and journalist, invites us to rethink |
| 1:16.1 | our relationship with uncertainty through her new book, Uncertain, The Wisdom and Wonder of Being |
| 1:22.1 | Unsure. |
| 1:23.6 | Nominated for a National Book Award and celebrated on numerous best books of |
| 1:28.0 | 2023 lists, Uncertain has captured the attention of people everywhere, although I was |
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