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THE ART OF RISK: The New Science of Courage, Caution & Chance by acclaimed science journalist and author Kayt Sukel, blends case studies and hard-hitting science to explore risk-taking in work, play, love and life, showing readers how understanding their own behavior can further their personal success.
1. Election 2016: Is your vote a risk or a gamble? How to tell the difference. Is your amygdala overtaking your risk circuitry this election season? How can you stop it? Negative campaigning: A risk? Or a sure thing? Trump's aversion to stated positions: To risk now, or in the future? Why your risk circuitry may be pushing you to vote for Trump or Sanders. The kinds of risks politicians focus on during campaigns-and the important ones they are forgetting once they are elected to office. Talking over each other's heads: Why the lack of civil discourse in debates and campaign events are a risk for voters. Why I'm still traveling abroad with my family despite the risks (given current terrorism/bombings) Why people are so bad at calculating risk around so-called "bathroom" discrimination laws
Are risk-takers born or made? “Simply put, I want to know how successful risk-takers are doing it — what particular blend of biology and experience held within allows us to know what risks are worth taking and what risks should be left alone,” writes Sukel.
To answer this question, Sukel shows us the fascinating neurological pathways that provide the “gas” and the “brakes” when we are faced with a risky decision. “Some of us have the kind of biology that makes us put on the brakes more often, while others have genes that actually contribute to making poor decisions,” she writes.
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By Rick TocquignyTHE ART OF RISK: The New Science of Courage, Caution & Chance by acclaimed science journalist and author Kayt Sukel, blends case studies and hard-hitting science to explore risk-taking in work, play, love and life, showing readers how understanding their own behavior can further their personal success.
1. Election 2016: Is your vote a risk or a gamble? How to tell the difference. Is your amygdala overtaking your risk circuitry this election season? How can you stop it? Negative campaigning: A risk? Or a sure thing? Trump's aversion to stated positions: To risk now, or in the future? Why your risk circuitry may be pushing you to vote for Trump or Sanders. The kinds of risks politicians focus on during campaigns-and the important ones they are forgetting once they are elected to office. Talking over each other's heads: Why the lack of civil discourse in debates and campaign events are a risk for voters. Why I'm still traveling abroad with my family despite the risks (given current terrorism/bombings) Why people are so bad at calculating risk around so-called "bathroom" discrimination laws
Are risk-takers born or made? “Simply put, I want to know how successful risk-takers are doing it — what particular blend of biology and experience held within allows us to know what risks are worth taking and what risks should be left alone,” writes Sukel.
To answer this question, Sukel shows us the fascinating neurological pathways that provide the “gas” and the “brakes” when we are faced with a risky decision. “Some of us have the kind of biology that makes us put on the brakes more often, while others have genes that actually contribute to making poor decisions,” she writes.