David Ropeik

Retired Harvard Instructor, Author

David Ropeik is an award-winning broadcast journalist, a Harvard instructor, and an international consultant in risk communication and risk perception. He’s also the author of How Risky Is It, Really? Why Our Fears Don’t Always Match the Facts.

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Guest Thinkers

Toward a More Holistic Definition of “RISK”

Presuming we can be über rational about risk denies the reality of the risks that arise because we CAN’T be.