250 Deliver the Message: Harness Diverse Media and Divergent Methods to Describe and Depict Geoscience Information
A wide-ranging mix of presentations providing thought-provoking ways to communicate geoscience information using diverse media (written, audio, video) and divergent methods (paper, digital) to encourage and engage varied (scientific to non-scientific, neurotypical to neurodivergent) communities.
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HBGCC, 302B
The Paleolithic Brain in the 21st Century: The Anxiety, Stress, and Angst from a Geoscience and Psychological Perspective.
Paper number: 250-15
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 11:05 AM – 11:20 AM
Authors
Abstract
Many of today’s conditions associated with the current mental health crisis can be traced to an evolutionary mismatch between today’s world and how our central nervous system and cognition evolved to function. From depression, anxiety to unresolved trauma, psychological distress often highlights humanity's inability to adapt to the environment. Dr Barnum, who specializes in the resolution of trauma at the University of Oklahoma’s Clinical Mental Health program, explains why issues such as global warming, species extinction, and our interaction with the environment needs to come from a broader psychological perspective for a healthier interaction. This presentation aims to support students, researchers, and geoscience professionals to develop resilience for the complex world we live in.
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 57, No. 6
doi: 10.1130/abs/2025AM-412040
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