When it comes to transportation, there’s a hidden danger in choosing what feels safer.
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Your insurer could know a lot more than just what’s on your application form. It’s worth understanding where this information comes from and how it can be used.
Tube slides aren’t like traditional playground slides. But children can still have fun without getting injured.
Africa has a chance to host a climate conference that makes an impact.
A standardized framework for regulating the safety and efficacy of AI in healthcare has yet to be established.
The benefits of sport are undeniable for kids. But how much risk is acceptable?
Courage is widely considered a fundamental human virtue. A professor of psychology and a university president break down the components of courageous action.
From cyber attacks to artificial intelligence, no business can ignore the role of technology. New research shows Australia’s boardrooms are missing key expertise.
People use cognitive shortcuts to make choices that sometimes have outcomes that don’t serve their own interests or preferences. But to call these choices irrational might be missing the big picture.
The most important thing to do is to lower the cost of capital for African countries.
Near-misses, when accidents are narrowly avoided, aren’t false alarms. They’re the most honest feedback a system gives: the future, whispering in the present.
Only 50% of Colorado homes have been tested for radon.
While businesses spend heavily on consultants, you could build these skills at home.
This technology was developed in response to the stark disparity in how urban safety is experienced by women and men.
Priced out of ‘safe,’ more and more Americans are moving to flood plains and fire zones.
Raising public awareness that food security is a shared national responsibility does not infer panic – it means preparation.
During a year of extraordinary uncertainty, workers built resilient networks within and across boundaries and distance. An anthropologist explains how these clusters and long-distance ties help people cope, organize and adapt.
Responsible borrowers are locked out of the global financial system for reasons beyond their control. A study looking at shopping habits offers a novel solution.
When a plane crashes, it’s natural to question just how safe flying really is. Here’s what the data shows – and why we often perceive the risk to be greater than it is.
The actions of Ghana and Zambia set a dangerous precedent by sidelining African financial institutions.
Top contributors
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Risk Management, University of Bristol
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Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University
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Professor - Risk governance, culture, remuneration, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of Miami
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Alabama
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Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
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Timothy J. Jorgensen is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
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Professor, Finance, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Economics, HEC Paris Business School
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Professeur, philosophe et politologue, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL