Anxiety
Subject in Mental Health
Anxiety has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Rob KurzbanAmerican evolutionary psychologist and author of All the Feels
Kurzban explains that anxiety is not maximized because of opportunity costs.
“the answer to why not always for almost every single case is my favorite economic concept, which is opportunity cost”
Modern Wisdom: 35 Emotions Explained By Evolutionary Psychology - Rob Kurzban - #1169 (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 34:58
Kurzban characterizes anxiety as fear directed at anticipated future dangers.
“anxiety is basically this, I think of it as fear for the future”
Modern Wisdom: 35 Emotions Explained By Evolutionary Psychology - Rob Kurzban - #1169 (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 32:38
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
Episodes
35 Emotions Explained By Evolutionary Psychology - Rob Kurzban - #1169Modern Wisdom · Oct 29, 2026 · 2 h 28 min
Chris Williamson and evolutionary psychologist Rob Kurzban explain dozens of emotions, from itchiness and disgust to envy, depression, and gratitude, through evolutionary function.