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accurate understanding of risk ... not a major goal of the MSM
Numerous [[Mathematics|mathematical]] models attempt to predict risk, and the [[insurance]] industry sells products to guard against individual financial risk.
Numerous [[Mathematics|mathematical]] models attempt to predict risk, and the [[insurance]] industry sells products to guard against individual financial risk.
[[Michael Crichton]] wrote:
* A mass media society offers its citizens many advantages but accurate understanding of risk is not among them. The media must sell themselves, and they do so by overstatement. [http://www.crichton-official.com/essay-playboy-panicinthesheets.html]
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[[Category:Mathematics]]
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