In his 2008 book, Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear, Canadian academic Dan Gardner sought to trace humanity's various ills to one source—our inability to accurately evaluate risk. He posits that ...

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and King’s College London held a two day symposium on risk and strategy for the changing world on March 24 and 25, 2014. The symposium, held at CFR’s office in ...

People who have lived through floods, heat waves, or other climate-related disasters are significantly more likely to view climate change as a very serious threat, according to new research from the ...

Light, Nicholas; Fernbach, Philip M. Keep It Simple? Consumer Perceptions of Brand Simplicity and Risk. Journal of Marketing Research (JMR). Dec2024, Vol. 61 Issue 6, p1152-1170. Evoking simplicity in ...

Suppliers and their buyers have been operating in the same risky environment. Both have had to navigate tariffs, fluctuating interest rates, changing policies, rising costs and various supply chain ...

A University of Florida study categorized human actions into alligator risk levels, from no risk to high risk. High-risk behaviors include intentionally interacting with alligators or swimming in ...

One challenge for general counsel to overcome is a perception within organizations that extreme weather is random, undermining the value of planning. Extreme weather isn’t just an operational nuisance ...

The requirement that a financial advisor must “Know Your Client”, including his/her tolerance for taking risks, is a universal requirement amongst investment regulators around the world. Yet a recent ...