DL Ep.6: The Science of Uncertainty
DL Ep.6: The Science of Uncertainty  
Podcast: Dharma Lab
Published On: Thu Sep 11 2025
Description: In this week’s podcast, Cort and Richie discuss how fear shrinks our perception, but harnessing awareness widens the lens again. See chapter list below.In case you missed it, check out a written contextual summary of this podcast here:Podcast Chapter List0:00:00 - Intro 2:28:00 - How the brain reacts to uncertainty 7:33:00 - Amygdala activation: narrowing perception to potential threats 8:54:00 - Physical responses to fear and the spiral of anxiety 12:41:00 - Evolutionary origins: the brain as a “change detector” 16:38:00 - Chronic activation: why unresolved threats are unhealthy 17:30:00 - Meditation as mental training for self-awareness 21:40:00 - Lab studies: unknown fears trigger stronger reactions 27:06:00 - When the future is unpredictable: what can we do? 29:01:00 - The elixir of awareness 40:13:00 - Cort and Richie discuss coping with uncertaintyDharma Lab is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dharmalab.co/subscribe