Putting risk in perspective: Do people make better decisions when they understand average risk?

Putting risk in perspective: Do people make better decisions when they understand average risk? from PhysOrg.com

If there were a pill that would cut your risk of breast cancer in half, would you take it? What if you were told your risk of breast cancer was already below average?

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Volume 24: Issue 91 Monday 19 November 2007

First Computer Bug

"...On the 9th of September, 1947, when the machine was experiencing problems, an investigation showed that there was a moth trapped between the points of ... " read