Risk is not just a number -- it also involves how we feel about things. This week Risk Bites introduces Dr. Brian Zikmund-Fisher, who will be talking more in future videos about how we perceive and feel about risk, and what this means about the risk decisions we make.
This week's Risk Bites team:
Brian Zikmund-Fisher (narration and animation)
David Faulkner (post-production)
Andrew Maynard (all the other stuff)
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University of Michigan School of Public Health. http://www.sph.umich.edu/
University of Michigan Risk Science Center. http://umriskcenter.org
Risk Bites is your guide to making sense of risk. We cover everything from understanding and balancing the risks and benefits of everyday products, to health science more broadly, to the potential impacts of emerging technologies, to making sense of risk perception. If you enjoy our videos, please subscribe, and spread the word!
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A tongue in cheek look at the potential dangers associated with water - that at the same time sets the scene for some rather intriguing future videos on risk and safety.
For more information see http://riskbites.org/2012/08/16/ten-ways-water-can-kill/
Water, ice, steam, risk, health, science, safe
Could the simple act of sitting around on our backsides for too long be bad for our health? Quite possibly!
This week's Risk Bites team:
David Faulkner (Script, post-production)
Andrew Maynard (all the other stuff)
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Sources:
Healy, Gen
An introduction to what's cool and what's important about environmental health science.
For more information on Environmental Health Science, check out the University of Michigan EHS department website at http://www.sph.umich.edu/ehs/
Risk Bites is your guide to making sense of risk. We cover ever