Tag: Risk
Lawmakers Form First Extreme Heat Caucus, Citing ‘Deadly Risk’
Lawmakers Form First Extreme Heat Caucus, Citing ‘Deadly Risk’The House of Representatives’ first caucus to address extreme heat is being launched by a...
Shareholders face a big new problem: currency risk
Imagine someone who found secondary-school maths difficult being grilled about logarithms. That is how a lot of equity investors look if you ask...
The Creepy Calculus of Measuring Death Risk
People are generally bad at assessing probabilities. That’s why we have irrational fears and why we overestimate our odds of winning the lottery.Whenever...
How real is the risk of nuclear war?
Corbis via Getty ImagesSumit Ganguly, a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, believes that "neither India nor Pakistan wants to be labelled...
India and Pakistan Remind Us We Need to Stop the Risk...
India and Pakistan Remind Us We Need to Stop the Risk of Nuclear WarThe U.S. needs to set an example for the rest...
If HPV Infection Increases Heart Disease Risk, Can Vaccination Lower It?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly 38,000 cancers a year, including most cervical and throat cancers. Now recent research suggests HPV infection also increases...
The Major NJ Wildfire Shows Unexpected Urban Areas Are at Risk
Why New Jersey Is Actually a Place with Major Wildfire RiskA forest fire that erupted in New Jersey and spread overnight highlights the...
Treating High Blood Pressure Reduces Dementia Risk
To Reduce Dementia Risk, Treat High Blood PressureLowering blood pressure through medication can reduce someone's risk of developing dementiaBy Liz Szabo edited by...
Harvard’s Stand against Trump Interference Cheered by Scientists despite Risk to...
Scientists Rally behind Harvard’s Stand against Trump Interference despite Risk to ResearchThe Trump administration has frozen billions in funding to the world’s richest...
Tech Use Associated with Reduced Dementia Risk in Older Adults
Tech Use Isn’t Driving Dementia in Older AdultsSmartphone and computer use hasn’t put today’s older adults at increased risk of cognitive declineBy Payal...
