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How Risky Is Flying?
Harvard's David Ropeik explains why judging risk is a risky business.
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How Do We Perceive Risk?
Why mass murders and other tragedies that kill scores of people make us most fearful.
Harvard's David Ropeik explains why judging risk is a risky business.
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