Risk: A Very Short Introduction

(Part of the Oxford's Very Short Introductions series Series and Very Short Introductions (#270) Series)

by Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany

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We find risk everywhere--from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to heartbreak, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery. They arise from our own acts and they are imposed on us. In this Very Short Introduction, Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany draw on both the sciences and humanities to illuminate both the similarities and differences of various kinds of risk. Using conceptual frameworks such as...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199576203

ISBN13:9780199576203

Release Date:July 2011

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.38 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 4.5" x 6.9"

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Risk: A Very Short Introduction

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