Posts Tagged 'disaster'

James Altucher’s latest WSJ column

BrightSight Group speaker and author James Altucher’s latest article, Stocks that Can Help You Profit from Disasters. appears in today’s Wall Street Journal.

The Unthinkable out in paperback!

BrightSight Group speaker and author Amanda Ripley’s latest book, The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – and Why is out in paperback.

The New York Times calls The Unthinkable, “”A fascinating and useful new book.” <a href="

Amanda Ripley on 20/20 tonight.

Tune in on January 23rd at 10 pm. ABC’s 20/20 is doing a special hour on disaster behavior, featuring stories from The Unthinkable and an interview with Amanda Ripley.

How to Survive A Disaster

BrightSight Group speaker and TIME Magazine senior writer Amanda Ripley’s latest article, How to Survive a Disaster is in this month’s TIME Magazine. From the article…”Humans are programmed with basic survival skills. When frightened, we get a shot of performance-enhancing hormones, and the blood pumps to our limbs to help us outrun whatever enemy we face. But in modern times, we’re hardly aware of such natural skills, and most of us do little to understand or develop them.”

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