This Explains A Lot

February 11th, 2008 | by Craig |

This is an interesting article on how we assess risk, compared to what the risk actually is.

  1. 4 Responses to “This Explains A Lot”

  2. By Mark T on Feb 11, 2008 | Reply

    Very interesting. If governments could only figure out how to use fear to control our behavior … nahhhh - never happen.

  3. By Craig on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

    Government, or the media, or trial lawyers, etc., etc.

  4. By Mark T on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

    Yes - it was the damned trial lawyers that tricked us into attacking Iraq. Diabolical bastards! Why don’t they just go back to suing corporations -

  5. By Dani on Feb 17, 2008 | Reply

    What this article explains is the video posted directly above it, “This Might Be Crazy Enough to Work.”

    Our perception of risk is mostly influenced by the media and whatever has happened to “this guy I know.” As in “This guy I know took that medicine and had a heart attack and died, so I’m not taking it.” even though the two events were unrelated. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s just journalists out to write a headline-grabbing story who don’t understand statistics anyway, just what ever is fed to them by the person who wants to BE the headline-grabbing story.

    Too bad we can’t go back to the days when colleges required logic. I mean, as a course.

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