The science of fear

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• keyist · Mar 29, 2010 · Recommends

  …Hyperion Self-improvement: The Talent Code Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Non-fiction: Amusing Ourselves To Death (highly recommended) The Science of Fear The Black Swan Tokyo Vice Racing The Beam (Atari history, very cool) books by Daniel Pink Guns, Germs, and Steel The Prize by Daniel Yergin Fantasy: Anything by Gaiman or China Mieville,…

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• joshkaufman · Apr 16, 2013 · Recommends

  …Otherwise, the best way to handle most news media is not to pay attention to it at all. Treat it as a tabloid: best to be avoided if you want to preserve your focus for more important matters. [1] See "The Science of Fear" by Dan Gardner, http://www.amazon.com/dp/0452295467/

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• rcp · Jun 8, 2011 · Recommends

  If interested in reading more, I highly recommend Dan Gardner's "Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear". (Also named "Science of Fear" in some markets.) It's a very good examination of risk perception and the cognitive faults we fall into.

  on “Risk, probability, and how our brains are easily misled” ↗
• scovetta · Nov 17, 2012 · Recommends

  The book The Science of Fear is also a great resource for learning about why people do the things they do. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452295467/ref=as_li_ss_tl?...

  on “A breakdown of how I was talked out of $100” ↗
• kawera · Jul 25, 2017 · Recommends

  An interesting book on the subject is "The Science of Fear" by Daniel Gardner: https://www.amazon.com/Science-Fear-Culture-Manipulates-Brai...

  on “How Fear and Outrage Are Sold for Profit” ↗
• toblender · Sep 9, 2013 · Recommends

  I first heard about this from the book, the "Science of Fear". It's unfortunate that fear of something like flight, can lead to death by other means.

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