Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear
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Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear
Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear

Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear

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Dan Gardner (Author)  

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We are the safest humans who ever lived - the statistics prove it. And yet the media tells a different story with its warnings and scare stories. How is it possible that anxiety has become the stuff of daily life? In this ground-breaking, compulsively readable book, Dan Gardner shows how our flawed strategies for perceiving risk influence our lives, often with unforeseen and sometimes-tragic consequences. He throws light on our paranoia about everything from paedophiles to terrorism and reveals how the most significant threats are actually the mundane risks to which we pay little attention. Speaking to psychologists and scientists, as well as looking at the influence of the media and politicians, Gardner uncovers one of the central puzzles of our time: why are the safest people in history living in a culture of fear? none
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.
  • Contributor: Dan Gardner
  • Imprint: Virgin Books
  • ISBN13: 9780753515532
  • Number of Pages: 432
  • Packaged Dimensions: 130x194x27mm
  • Packaged Weight: 294
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Ebury Publishing
  • Release Date: 2009-01-01
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: 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.

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