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Thanks > They are talking about 'reducing extinction risk' being a field of study. And the risks of doing damage to a that new field with early research. Then

by anjc 8y ago

Thanks > They are talking about 'reducing extinction risk' being a field of study. And the risks of doing damage to a that new field with early research. Then this is an unfortunately named field to introduce first, given that the article is about 'risks' which are not 'fields'

FabHK 8y ago
'risk X' is a risk, and 'reducing risk X' is a field. There is the (meta-)risk that you harm a field (the 'harming field Y' risk). They're studying that (meta-)risk here, in an attempt to reduce it. The article is thus squarely in the 'reducing risk Z (of harming field Y (of reducing risk X)))' field. Your misunderstanding of it poses certain risks, that this comment attempts to reduce, with a concomitant risk of failure, but that gets a bit complicated.
- anjc 8y ago
  Ha :)