2 thoughts on “The consequences of misunderstanding risk”
Excellent article, save for the fact that references to ‘the Precautionary Principle’ were not made. The Precautionary Principle is caution elevated to the status of a Divine Edict. It makes about as much sense as infanticide for preventing childhood diseases.
“Standards of nutrition have improved (with the unfortunate negative consequence of rising levels of obesity)”
I don’t get the connection. In fact, I don’t even know what “standards of nutrition” means.
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Excellent article, save for the fact that references to ‘the Precautionary Principle’ were not made. The Precautionary Principle is caution elevated to the status of a Divine Edict. It makes about as much sense as infanticide for preventing childhood diseases.
“Standards of nutrition have improved (with the unfortunate negative consequence of rising levels of obesity)”
I don’t get the connection. In fact, I don’t even know what “standards of nutrition” means.