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Lifeless comfort? Michael Easter, author of ‘The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self’

From the early days of culture, humans have known that too much of anything is good for nothing. Every major religion warns against gluttony and other excesses, which poison the soul and enfeeble the body. Fortunately for our ancestors, scarcity usually took care of that, but what are we supposed to do in this era of ever-growing abundance? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Michael Easter, Visiting Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and author of ‘The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self’.

Lifeless comfort? Michael Easter, author of ‘The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self’
Worlds Apart is a fast-paced, in-depth discussion on the most pressing issues facing the world today.It strives to depart from the traditional Q&A form of interview in favor of a more emotive and engaging conversation. Host Oksana Boyko is not afraid to ask the hard questions that others avoid, with the aim of promoting intelligent public debate.