The Ostrich Paradox : : Why We Underprepare for Disasters / / Robert Meyer, Howard Kunreuther.
"The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk."—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thin...
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