"We've ingested the mythology that's put out there that everyone has a chance to make it and that everyone can do it--and if you don't make it, it's your fault."

René Bryce-Laporte, a DC-based consultant, joins Wendy to discuss the ways we oversimplify issues of advantage.

"Our personal interests drive both our risk appetite and how we manipulate and control risk."

Elizabeth Mayo, Global Director of Solar Advisory at UL, joins Wendy to discuss the ways we oversimplify risk in energy, airplanes, and life in general.