Risk : the science and politics of fear / Dan Gardner.
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TextPublication details: Carlton North, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2008Description: 395 p. ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781921215674 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Information behaviour | Fear -- Political aspects | Psychology | Behaviour | Decision process | Fear | General | Decision making | Fear | Risk-taking (Psychology) | Fear | Risk-taking (Psychology) | Information behavior | Causation | Decision making | Decision-making | Fear -- Social aspects | Risk-taking (Psychology) | Causation | Information behavior | Social theory | Social theoryDDC classification: 152.46 LOC classification: JA71 | .G28 2008Summary: In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell, Gardner explores a new way of thinking about the decisions we make We are the safest and healthiest human beings who ever lived, and yet irrational fear is growing, with deadly consequences - such as the 1,595 Americans killed when they made the mistake of switching from planes to cars after September 11.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: 372-375.
In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell, Gardner explores a new way of thinking about the decisions we make We are the safest and healthiest human beings who ever lived, and yet irrational fear is growing, with deadly consequences - such as the 1,595 Americans killed when they made the mistake of switching from planes to cars after September 11.
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