{"product_id":"risk-paperback-9780521171977","title":"Risk (Paperback) 9780521171977","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRisk\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn interdisciplinary approach to the theme of risk, from cutting edge scholars and understandable to all.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLayla Skinns (Edited by), Michael Scott (Edited by), Tony Cox (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521171977, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 1 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e202 pages, 38 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e24.8 x 17.5 x 1 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRecent events from the economic downturn to climate change mean that there has never been a better time to be thinking about and trying to better understand the concept of risk. In this book, prominent and eminent speakers from fields as diverse as statistics to classics, neuroscience to criminology, politics to astronomy, as well as speakers embedded in the media and in government, have put their ideas down on paper in a series of essays that broaden our understanding of the meaning of risk. The essays come from the prestigious Darwin College Lecture Series which, after twenty-five years, is one of the most popular public lecture series at the University of Cambridge. The risk lectures in 2010 were amongst the most popular yet and, in essay form, they make for a lively and engaging read for specialists and non-specialists alike.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Layla Skinns, Michael Scott and Tony Cox\u003cbr\u003e 2. Quantifying uncertainty David Spiegelhalter\u003cbr\u003e 3. Decisions, risk and the brain John P. O'Doherty\u003cbr\u003e 4. Risk and government: the architectonics of blame avoidance Christopher Hood\u003cbr\u003e 5. Risk and the humanities: alea iacta est Mary Beard\u003cbr\u003e 6. Terrorism and counterterrorism: what is at risk? Lucia Zedner\u003cbr\u003e 7. Risk and natural catastrophes: the long view Mark Bailey\u003cbr\u003e 8. Risk in the context of (human-induced) climate change Robert Watson.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20science%20%5BPDZ%5D%22\"\u003ePDZ\u003c\/a\u003e], General studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20studies%20%5BGTG%5D%22\"\u003eGTG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004091945240,"sku":"9780521171977","price":19.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521171977i_f503a24b-913c-4e43-9c3e-6d523a095d8b.jpg?v=1691372933","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/risk-paperback-9780521171977","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}