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22. The Science of Risk

We live with some element of risk every day of our lives, but for most of us we try to minimise i...

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08.00 6 May 2021


22. The Science of Risk



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08.00 6 May 2021


We live with some element of risk every day of our lives, but for most of us we try to minimise it. But do we really know why we do make the decisions we do to avoid risk, or if we're acting on gut against all the evidence?

This week Luke explores the science of risk, and has some very interesting stats on life's riskiest activities.

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