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www.schneier.com
I've written repeatedly about the difference between perceived and actual risk, and how it explains many seemingly perverse security trade-offs. Here's a Los Angeles Times op-ed that does the same. The author is Daniel Gilbert, psychology professor at Harvard. (I just recently finished his book Stumbling on Happiness, which is not a self-help book but instead about how the brain works. Strongly recommended.) The op-ed is about the public's reaction to the risks of global warming and terrorism, but the points he makes are much more general. He gives four reasons why some risks are perceived to be more or less serious than they actually are:... |
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leisureguy.ca
13 posts published by Leisureguy on January 28, 2019 |
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www.renegademothering.com
Let's get something really fucking clear right now: Our country is gaslighting us. At this point, without willful ignorance or staunch denial or some special cocktail of both, there is no way to dodge the reality of our country. Whatever hope any of us had (spoiler alert I had none) that Trump "wouldn't be that bad" has crashed by now, and we are left with detention centers for children ripped from their parents' arms, alongside a mural of our dictator. Wait. We aren't supposed to have a dictator. When our President refers to a murderous dictator running a totalitarian state |
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www.boccibeefs.com
A Pet Blog dedicated to promoting pet adoption and rescue, select pet products and services, and a rousing discussion of everything important about dog and cat ownership! |
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