Risk - The Science and Politics of Fear

Informationen zum Autor Dan Gardner Klappentext Dan Gardner is a columnist and senior writer for the Ottawa Citizen . Trained in history and law, Gardner worked in politics as a senior policy adviser before turning to journalism. His writing has received numerous awards, including the National Newspaper Award and Amnesty International's Media Award. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and two children. Zusammenfassung Shows how our flawed strategies for perceiving risk influence our lives, often with unforeseen and sometimes - tragic consequences. This book uncovers one of the central puzzles of our time: why are the safest people in history living in a culture of fear?

Product details

• Authors: Dan Gardner, Gardner Dan
• Publisher: Virgin Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.01.2009
• EAN: 9780753515532
• ISBN: 978-0-7535-1553-2
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; popular science, SCIENCE / General, MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Anxieties & Phobias, Social research & statistics, Probability & statistics, Probability and statistics, Social research and statistics