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[novapsyche]

Records show January was the hottest ever

Decision making isn't always as rational as you think (or hope) (thanks, dsgood)

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[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

Especially after reading "Innumeracy," I think people are really bad at risk assessment.

Partly, they don't understand the odds of, say, dying in a car crash vs. dying in a terrorist bombing in a given year. Partly, I think people obsess more about things they perceive they have less control over. They can control their car, but they can't control what a terrorist will do.