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The bottom line is that people, and by extension governments, are very poor at judging risks. The distortions in our prioritization reflects underlying cogniti
by motters 17y ago
The bottom line is that people, and by extension governments, are very poor at judging risks. The distortions in our prioritization reflects underlying cognitive bias, and our existing biases are greatly amplified by the mass media.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
- ErrantX 17y agoAgreed. This is an excellent book: http://www.amazon.com/Risk-Science-Politics-Dan-Gardner/dp/1905264151 http://www.amazon.com/Risk-Science-Politics-Dan-Gardner/dp/1... on the subject (I've recommended it a few times before)
- yannis 17y agoThat List of cognitive biases almost reads like a list of software bugs! Thanks.