In his 2008 book, Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear, Canadian academic Dan Gardner sought to trace humanity's various ills to one source—our inability to accurately evaluate risk. He posits that ...

People who have lived through floods, heat waves, or other climate-related disasters are significantly more likely to view climate change as a very serious threat, according to new research from the ...

Light, Nicholas; Fernbach, Philip M. Keep It Simple? Consumer Perceptions of Brand Simplicity and Risk. Journal of Marketing Research (JMR). Dec2024, Vol. 61 Issue 6, p1152-1170. Evoking simplicity in ...

One challenge for general counsel to overcome is a perception within organizations that extreme weather is random, undermining the value of planning. Extreme weather isn’t just an operational nuisance ...

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and King’s College London held a two day symposium on risk and strategy for the changing world on March 24 and 25, 2014. The symposium, held at CFR’s office in ...

Suppliers and their buyers have been operating in the same risky environment. Both have had to navigate tariffs, fluctuating interest rates, changing policies, rising costs and various supply chain ...

The requirement that a financial advisor must “Know Your Client”, including his/her tolerance for taking risks, is a universal requirement amongst investment regulators around the world. Yet a recent ...