Risk Savvy

Risk Savvy by Director Gerd Gigerenzer

A new eye-opener on how we can make better decisions--by the author of Gut Feelings

In this age of big data we often trust that expert analysis--whether it's about next year's stock market or a person's risk of getting cancer--is accurate. But, as risk expert Gerd Gigerenzer reveals in his latest book, Risk Savvy, most of us, including doctors, lawyers, and financial advisors, often misunderstand statistics, leaving us misinformed and vulnerable to exploitation.

Yet there's hope. In Risk Savvy, Gigerenzer gives us an essential guide to the science of good decision making, showing how ordinary people can make better decisions for their money, their health, and their families. Here, Gigerenzer delivers the surprising conclusion that the best results often come from considering less information and listening to your gut.

Gerd Gigerenzer ist Direktor am Max-Planck-Institut fur Bildungsforschung in Berlin; Zeno G. Swijtink ist Professor fur Philosophie an der Sonoma State University; Theodore M. Porter ist Professor fur Geschichte an der University of California, Los Angeles. Lorraine Daston ist Direktorin am Max-Planck-Institut fur Wissenschaftsgeschichte in Berlin; John Beatty ist Professor fur Geschichte der Wissenschaft und Technologie an der University of Minnesota. Lorenz Kruger war bis zu seinem Tod Professor fur Philosophie an der Universitat Gottingen.

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ISBN 13	9780670025657
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Title	Risk Savvy
Author	Director Gerd Gigerenzer
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Viking
Year published	2014-04-17
Number of pages	322
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