LearningtoLoveRisk2010 by Urban Worrier published on 2011-04-29T09:12:26Z Is risk to be avoided or embraced? Writer NICK THORPE took his life in his hands when he stepped aboard a slowly-sinking reed boat and embarked upon a 2500 mile trans-Pacific voyage to Easter Island. In a live talk at the Edinburgh Festival, he wonders why humans are hard-wired to take risks - and what that tells us about the purpose of life. Broadcast on Radio 4 in November 2010. Genre Radio talk