Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts S06 EP6: The Future of Uncertainty
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Mar 13, 2026 
Sam Conniff, author and movement-builder who challenges the status quo, and Katherine Templar-Lewis, cognitive researcher on how people navigate uncertainty, join the conversation. They explore why we flee the unknown, what uncertainty tolerance means, practical skills like interoception and embodiment, risks of tools being misused, and how shifting perception can turn threat into creative opportunity.
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Their Research Collaboration Started Before Their Romance
- Sam and Katherine met when Sam emailed asking for interdisciplinary expertise on uncertainty; their collaboration began before their romance.
- They later impressed Netflix execs on a joint Zoom, who urged them to present together, sparking their partnership.
Train Three Neurocapabilities To Raise Uncertainty Tolerance
- Improve uncertainty tolerance by training three neurocapabilities: emotional regulation, meta-awareness, and connection to body/values.
- Katherine explains programs teach interoception, thinking-about-thinking, and social/embodied practices that measurably raise tolerance.
Uncertainty Tolerance Is Rapidly Changeable
- Uncertainty tolerance is highly malleable and can shift rapidly with training, offering leverage even when external crises can't be 'fixed'.
- Sam notes cohorts show measurable increases in tolerance after only a few hours of targeted work.