Our mask slips when horrific events occur, revealing the underlying psychologically upset state of the human condition.
When horrific events like assassinations or discriminatory attacks occur the shared issue of the human condition is brought starkly into focus.
How did we get here?
How do we break the cycle?
We need brutal honesty, but hand in hand with compassion, and that can only come from the full biological understanding of the human condition Jeremy Griffith has synthesised. Only then can we hope to restore dignity and respect for one another.
These were some of the topics discussed in my most recent conversation with Educationist Cheryl Lacey on her weekly radio show, ‘Leading Education’.
Please have a listen and let me know your thoughts.
The full interview and transcript is on my latest Substack post https://substack.com/@sambelfield/p-180216946
Posted Dec 8, 2025, 3:41 AM UTC