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From terror attacks to the war on terror, real estate bubbles to the price of oil, sexual predators to poisoned food from China, our list of fears is ever-growing. And yet, we are the safest and healthiest humans in history. Irrational fear seems to be taking over, often with tragic results.... read more
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- Paul Slovic: Add a description of this character.
- Amos Tversky
- Rachel Carson
- Linda
- Head
- George W. Bush
- Gandhi
- Kahan
- Osama Bin Laden
- Higginson
- Daniel Kahneman
- Anna Nicole Smith
- Brian Michael Jenkins
- Shelby
- Saddam Hussein
- Ehrlich
- Thomas Friedman
- Rees
- Cass Sunstein
- Anderson Cooper
- Tony Blair
- Fischhoff
Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- North America
- Iraq
- Canada
- Africa
- Europe
- White House
- Britain
- California
- United Kingdom
- London
- West Nile
- Washington
- Japan
- Australia
- Germany
- New York City
- France
- Israel
- Afghanistan
- Soviet Union
- D.c.
- England
- Florida
- Russia
- Toronto
- Poland
- Massachusetts
- Middle East
- Mexico
- Tenerife
- Virginia
Authors & Contributors edit
- Daniel Gardner (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 152.46
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