How Risky Is It, Really?: Why Our Fears Don’t Always Match the Facts

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE “RIGHT” RISKS?

Do you worry more about radiation from nuclear power or from the sun?

Are you more afraid of getting cancer than heart disease?

Are you safer talking on your cell phone or using a hands-free device when you drive?

Do you think global warming is a serious threat to your health?

GET THE FACTS BEHIND YOUR FEARS―AND DISCOVER . . . HOW RISKY IS IT, REALLY?

International risk expert David Ropeik takes an in-depth look at our perceptions of risk and explains the hidden factors that make us unnecessarily afraid of relatively small threats and not afraid enough of some really big ones. This read is a comprehensive, accessible, and entertaining mixture of what’s been discovered about how and why we fear―too much or too little. It brings into focus the danger of The Perception Gap: when our fears don’t match the facts, and we make choices that create additional risks.

This book will not decide for you what is really risky and what isn’t. That’s up to you. HOW RISKY IS IT, REALLY? will tell you how you make those decisions. Understanding how we perceive risk is the first step toward making wiser and healthier choices for ourselves as individuals and for society as a whole.

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Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What’s Really Safe and What’s Really Dangerous in the World Around You

An indispensable and timely guide, Risk is the authority for assessing threats to your health and safety. We continually face new risks in our world. This essential family reference will help you understand worrisome risks so you can decide how to stay safe and how to keeps risks in perspective.

Expert authors David Ropeik and George Gray include information on: – 50 top hazards – your likelihood of exposure – the consequences – ways to reduce your risk They cover topics such as: – cancer – biological weapons – indoor air pollution – pesticides – radiation

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People Who Control America ? Mind Blowing Documentary

Cene Kanse

Published on Aug 9, 2015

Who Controls United States Of America? Answer is here !

The Waiting Room is a documentary film and social media project directed by Peter Nicks that follows the life and times of patients, doctors, and staff at Highland .

Power of Human Brain (Mind Over Matter) – Full Documentary World largest Super volcano in America .

Evolution (Idea) The History Channel (Organization) Documentary (TV Genre) History Channel The Dark Ages Complete Documentary Documental History .

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Shadows of Liberty – Trailer

Shadows of Liberty

Published on Nov 7, 2012

Shadows of Liberty reveals the extraordinary truth behind the news media: censorship, cover-ups and corporate control.
A film by Jean-Philippe Tremblay, featuring Amy Goodman, Julian Assange, Danny Glover, David Simon, Janine Jackson, Jeff Cohen, Robert McChesney, Chris Hedges, John R. MacArthur, Dan Rather, Dick Gregory, Daniel Ellsberg, Kristina Borjesson, Bob Baer, Norman Solomon, John Nichols, Roberta Baskin

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“Shadows of Liberty”: New Film Explores How Corporate Control of Media Erodes Press Freedoms

Democracy Now!

Published on Apr 5, 2013

The new documentary “Shadows of Liberty” had its U.S. premiere last night at the National Conference for Media Reform in Denver. Using individual cases of journalists whose attempts to tell their stories have been muzzled by corporations and the government, the film shows how a corporate-controlled media can silence the truth about issues ranging from war to labor practices. In one instance, CBS refused to re-air an investigation by the prize-winning journalist Roberta Baskin on Nike’s use of sweatshop labor in Vietnam.

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Summer Food PSA: Feeding America

Feeding America

Published on Jun 5, 2012

Public Service Announcement to raise awareness of programs that help kids get food during the summer months when school is not in session. 60 seconds

Feeding America

Published on Apr 29, 2015

30 second public service announcement with Scarlett Johansson on child hunger.

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EU referendum: welcome to the divided, angry Kingdom | Anywhere but Westminster

The Guardian

Published on Jun 22, 2016

As the big vote approaches and many voices say the EU referendum has whipped up the politics of hate, John Harris and John Domokos go on a five-day road trip from post-industrial Labour towns to rural Tory heartlands.

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Lying About Science for Politics is Evil

The Big Picture RT

Published on Jun 29, 2016

In a big step for climate justice – the Democratic party platform will include a call for the Department of Justice to investigate whether the fossil fuel industry lied to investors and the American public.

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Stop the GMO Labeling “Compromise!”

The Big Picture RT

Published on Jun 30, 2016

Patty Lovera, Food & Water Watch joins Thom. Don’t believe the hype. The new GMO labeling compromise bill moving through the Senate is just another sellout to big ag and the food industry. So why are so many lawmakers supporting it?

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Billions of Gallons of Fracking Waste Into Gulf?

The Big Picture RT

Published on Jul 13, 2016

Patrick Sullivan, Center for Biological Diversity, is on with Thom. The Center for Biological Diversity has released a report detailing how the federal government allowed billions of gallons of waste oil to be dumped into the Gulf of Mexico between 2010 and 2014. So why are we finding out about it in 2016?

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