A closer look into the latest financial numbers of South Africa’s state power utility, Eskom, suggest that it may be in a more vulnerable position than appreciated.
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Why research into male contraception keeps hitting the buffers.
Company directors who ignore or don’t properly asses climate related risks could be found liable for breaching their duty of care.
Most businesses construct climate risk solely through the lens of profitability and market opportunity.
Just when we all thought that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) had already won the race to be most ineffective regulator of the year, up pops the Australian Prudential Regulation…
There are still a number of factors pointing to the risk in Australia’s housing market that the Reserve Bank hasn’t noted in its latest risk analysis.
A bit of prosciutto as part of a well-balanced diet is not going to do you much harm.
Is the rise of big data and the use of algorithms by businesses to blame for modern society’s ills?
How will neurotech evolve? An NAS workshop this week focuses on social and ethical opportunities and challenges we face both now and down the road.
Australia’s big four banks are managing risk well, this could be contributing to their strong performance.
Our growing dependency on satellites for all forms of communication has made the problem of space weather even more acute.
The technological goals are lofty. But fitting the new tech into the social and political landscape might pose the bigger challenge.
Mobility is not only a risk factor for HIV – it is also a structural determinant in how HIV responses are designed and implemented.
Weighing up the costs and benefits in a dangerous world.
A list of 10 new technologies poised to transform our lives provides a chance to think about any related risks sooner than later. Reconceptualizing “value” changes what responsible development means.
But always gamble responsibly…
How dangerous really is horse riding and sports like eventing? While there are risks, they can be managed, especially if we learn to understand horses better.
Cities’ metros and subways are threatened by rising flood risks but innovative engineering could protect them.
Two very similar new carbon nanotube products, released eight years apart, provoked very different reactions. What’s changed about the way we consider nanotechnology risks and benefits?
The deadly terror attack in Brussels raises the issue of safety and security at airports. But this is more about our approach to risk in any areas where people are known to gather.
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