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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Szalavitz on "10 Ways We Get the Odds Wrong"
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With scarcely a word about climate, Maia Szalavitz explores this point in the January/February issue of Psychology Today. She deftly illustrates such points as “We underestimate threats that creep up on us,” and “fear skews risk analysis in predictable ways.”
Szalavitz is a senior fellow at the media watchdog group STATS, and a journalist who covers health, science and public policy. Her recent work about abusive teen boot camps have been superb pieces of journalism. She is a co-author of Recovery Options: The Complete Guide.
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