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Once again I recommend the book "Risk: the science and politics of fear". It outs forwards lots of theories and research related to this. On a related note I s
by ErrantX 17y ago
Once again I recommend the book "Risk: the science and politics of fear". It outs forwards lots of theories and research related to this.
On a related note I saw the other day that one percent of the us population is in jail. A huge amount of basic bits and bobs like military gear and paint (90% of domestic pain production for example) are made by prisoners (some might say as slave labour!). One in ten black men are in prison. 2 in ten have been in prison at some point. This numbers gobsnacked me (passed on for informational purposes only :-))
- jedc 17y agoI saw the author speak; he's a smart guy and is tackling a tough subject. There are a lot of reasons most people (including myself) develop screwed-up attitudes toward risk. The media is most certainly one, but it also deals with natural phenomenon in how our brains are wired for survival. (Recency bias, availability bias, etc.)
- ErrantX 17y agoCool! Where did you see him speak? I've not dug around for any more of his work. Risk was really eye opening so I probably should!
- jedc 17y agoYou can see the (hour-long) video of his talk here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6buOrNLXIgg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6buOrNLXIgg (I was in the audience that day...)