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I'm Cody Gough. And I'm Ashley Hamer. Today you learn about the characteristics shared by people who have survived disasters,

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And we'll answer the question, if we evolved from monkeys, then why are there still monkeys?

With some help from special guest, Natalia Reagan, but satisfy some curiosity.

Sometimes it feels like there's a lot of bad news these days.

We try to stay positive at curiosity, but it's hard not to hear about disasters like earthquakes

and volcano eruptions and hurricanes.

But if you're looking for a silver lining, here's something to keep in mind.

Sometimes bad times do bring out the best in people.

And that's why we're going to start today's episode with some research into what it takes to make it through a disaster.

A study published in Ploss 1 in July 2015 set out to answer a question.

What does it take to survive?

The researchers interviewed and surveyed survivors of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami

to get closer to what fuels the power to make it through these scenarios.

More than 1400 survivors received the questionnaire,

which included 40 items, each related

to one of three types of characteristics, personal traits,

attitudes, and habits. They found eight top traits.

Let's go through them, as well as some phrases associated with them that might mean you possess those traits.

At the top of the list were leadership, problem solving, and altruism.

You might identify with these traits if you agree with some of the following statements.

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