Linking Individual Stress To Societal Dysfunction | Dr. David Katz ~ ATTMind 204

About this episode

Dr. David Katz discusses the link between individual stress and societal dysfunction, exploring the dynamics of inflammation and its impact on social systems.

Dr. David Katz is a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He is on the show to talk about the paper is was author on, titled, "A multiscale inflammatory map: linking individual stress to societal dysfunction". We talk about what stress and inflammation are, and the dynamics between them; how and why inflammation becomes chronic; how inflammation compromises perception and behaviour; how it can spread through a population like a contagion; how these spreading patterns of inflammation degrade our social systems, institutions, and leadership; how social media works as s supercharged networks for spreading inflammation; and what we can do about it, right here and now, starting within ourselves. Enjoy. 🌀 Website and Episode Show Notes FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon 🎧 Sub and Review on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Sub and Review on Spotify 👁 Watch and Subscribe on Youtube *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C And to Dee G. for their generous one-time donation. Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal…

People in this episode

Host: James W. Jesso

Guest: Dr. David Katz

Topics covered

• stress
• inflammation
• societal dysfunction
• chronic inflammation
• social media
• preventive medicine

Keywords

• stress
• inflammation
• societal dysfunction
• chronic inflammation
• social media
• preventive medicine
• public health

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Books & works: A multiscale inflammatory map: linking individual stress to societal dysfunction

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