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Risk
Everday we make decisions based on imperfect knowledge - choices such as where to live, what kind of medical treatment to recieve, even whether or not to play the lottery. In this hour, we'll look at how decisions are made based on risk, and how accurate everyday risk assessment really is.
Guests:
Kathleen Tierney
Associate Professor of Sociology
Co-Director of the Disaster Research Center
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Baruch Fischhoff
Psychologist of Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Susan Hruska
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
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