Worst-Case ScenariosHarvard University Press, 2009 M05 15 - 352 pages Nuclear bombs in suitcases, anthrax bacilli in ventilators, tsunamis and meteors, avian flu, scorchingly hot temperatures: nightmares that were once the plot of Hollywood movies are now frighteningly real possibilities. How can we steer a path between willful inaction and reckless overreaction? |
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... judgments are based on analysis , they are more likely to be accurate , certainly if the analysis can be trusted . But for most people , intuitions rooted in actual experience are a much more powerful motivating force . An important ...
... judgments as consumers differ from their judgments as citizens , and this difference compli- cates the economic case for cost - benefit analysis . An additional problem involves social deprivation : If deprivation has led people to ...
... , I emphasize the possibility of self - help and investigate some of the links between personal behavior and the judgments of government officials . CHAPTER ONE OF TERRORISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE Wher hen I 16 WORST - CASE SCENARIOS.
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