From confined spaces to cutting-edge aircraft, failures to align risk perception with reality can have catastrophic consequences. What steps can close the gap to improve safety outcomes. The gap ...

The question of whether direct-to-consumer (DTC) personal genomic testing (PGT) will lead to effective preventative medicine instead of a “raiding of the medical commons” 1 or inappropriate changes to ...

Risk perception describes how stakeholders evaluate and weigh their concerns. Since the 1960’s, social scientists have conducted substantial research to understand how individuals perceive danger.

It's no secret that people vary in their pandemic risk perceptions. Source: Emily Parrish, used with permission. I’m sure you’ve noticed that people vary in their assessments of pandemic risks. It’s ...

Times of crises often call for strong and rapid action, but in polarized societies, strong top-down policies can backfire. Scientists present a conceptual model of how these dynamics could play out in ...