Fear. Why we incorrectly evaluate the risks, living at the most safe time in history
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About the book
We live in the safest time in the history of mankind - this proves statistics. How did it happen that the anxiety has become our companion?
Risk and fear are popular topics for discussion with sociologists who, in their own mass, have come to an agreement that modern people are much higher than previous generations. According to some statements, our society is characterized by a "culture of fear".
The media draw us an alarming and terrible picture. Terrorism, cyberism, methamphetamine, bird flu, genetically modified organisms, infected foods - new threats crawl out like films. Climate change, carcinogens, defective pectoral implants, an obesity epidemic, pesticides, a Western Nile fever virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), necrotic fascia. You can continue the list for a long time - just take a fresh newspaper or watch the news release.
In his revolutionary book, Dan Gardner explains how we perceive the risk. He explores psychological factors that feed our fears. Analyzing the perception of risk as a combination of two simultaneous reactions of the brain - intuitive emotional and logical rational - he sheds light on our fears and explains why the most serious threat to life is everyday risks that we do not even pay attention to.
Based on the conclusions of psychologists, economists and scientists, Dan Gardner tells not only how we form our judgments, but also how these judgments are influenced by corporations, politicians, public activists and the media - all those who are interested in inciting and maintaining irrational fears in us. As a result, Dan Gardner finds an answer to one of the most paradoxical questions of our time: why do people live in an atmosphere of fear in the safest and most healthy era?
For whom the book
For those who are in a state of anxiety and fear.
For those who want to understand where the feeling of fear comes from in our safe world.
About the author
Dan Gardner is a famous scientific journalist and consultant, author of several books on psychology and decision -making mechanism. Consultant on decision -making and their implementation. One of his customers is the Prime Minister of Canada
We live in the safest time in the history of mankind - this proves statistics. How did it happen that the anxiety has become our companion?
Risk and fear are popular topics for discussion with sociologists who, in their own mass, have come to an agreement that modern people are much higher than previous generations. According to some statements, our society is characterized by a "culture of fear".
The media draw us an alarming and terrible picture. Terrorism, cyberism, methamphetamine, bird flu, genetically modified organisms, infected foods - new threats crawl out like films. Climate change, carcinogens, defective pectoral implants, an obesity epidemic, pesticides, a Western Nile fever virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), necrotic fascia. You can continue the list for a long time - just take a fresh newspaper or watch the news release.
In his revolutionary book, Dan Gardner explains how we perceive the risk. He explores psychological factors that feed our fears. Analyzing the perception of risk as a combination of two simultaneous reactions of the brain - intuitive emotional and logical rational - he sheds light on our fears and explains why the most serious threat to life is everyday risks that we do not even pay attention to.
Based on the conclusions of psychologists, economists and scientists, Dan Gardner tells not only how we form our judgments, but also how these judgments are influenced by corporations, politicians, public activists and the media - all those who are interested in inciting and maintaining irrational fears in us. As a result, Dan Gardner finds an answer to one of the most paradoxical questions of our time: why do people live in an atmosphere of fear in the safest and most healthy era?
For whom the book
For those who are in a state of anxiety and fear.
For those who want to understand where the feeling of fear comes from in our safe world.
About the author
Dan Gardner is a famous scientific journalist and consultant, author of several books on psychology and decision -making mechanism. Consultant on decision -making and their implementation. One of his customers is the Prime Minister of Canada
Author:
Author:Dan Gardner
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Psychology
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: Myth. Personal development
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00146-344-3
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