It's no secret that people vary in their pandemic risk perceptions. Source: Emily Parrish, used with permission. I’m sure you’ve noticed that people vary in their assessments of pandemic risks. It’s ...

WORTH EXAMINING THE DATA. DAVID ROPEIK OPENS HIS NEW BOOK, CURING CANCER PHOBIA HOW RISK, FEAR AND WORRY MISLEAD US BY SAYING HE’S SORRY. I. I HOPE THAT READERS OF THE BOOK WILL SEE HOW APOLOGETIC I ...

Researchers at The University of Osaka have found that individuals in Japan who have been infected with COVID-19 are more ...

For decades, researchers have assumed that people overestimate the risk of dramatic causes of death, such as road traffic accidents. The reason given for this was that such deaths are the subject of ...

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, Special Issue: Water and Indigenous Peoples (September 2012), pp. 1-23 (25 pages) Access to safe drinking water is a pressing social policy ...

(top) Reaction time vs. difference between acute deterioration risk of reference condition (prostate cancer) and various conditions. (bottom). Risk perception and spatial response are clearly related.

Objectives Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of mortality in Nepal. Risk perception is crucial for the prevention of CVD-related behaviours. This study assessed CVD risk perceptions ...

Tips to help clients stay focused on their risk tolerance so that their risk perception doesn’t lead them astray. These kinds of biases can put a strain on financial planning. In good times, excited ...

It is the changed perception of risk, rather than risk tolerance that altered investor behaviour following the global financial crisis (GFC), according to Paul Resnik, the co-founder of the risk ...