| Author |
Fischhoff, Baruch, 1946-
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| Series |
Very short introductions ; 270 |
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Very short introductions ;
270.
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| Subject |
Risk.
|
| Alt Name |
Kadvany, John David.
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| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 162 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Risk is everywhere - from genetically modified crops, dams, and stem-cell therapy to heartbreak, online predators, inflation and robbery. This introduction examines what science has learned about how people deal with risks, what we can learn through decision theory, and how we can evaluate risk in our own lives. |
| Contents |
Risk decisions -- Defining risk -- Analysing risk -- Making risk decisions -- Risk perception -- Risk communication -- Risk, culture, and society. |
| ISBN |
9780191777714 (ebook) |
|
0191777714 (ebook) |
| OCLC # |
889970915 |
| Additional Format |
Print version 9780199576203 |
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