Times of crises often call for strong and rapid action, but in polarized societies, strong top-down policies can backfire. Scientists present a conceptual model of how these dynamics could play out in ...

Diabetes risk perception refers to an individual’s judgement of their likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes, shaped by cognitive, emotional and social influences. Accurate perception of risk is ...

I have always been interested in how people make decisions under uncertainty—especially decisions about safety. But it was not until I began studying housing conditions and disaster risk that I ...

From confined spaces to cutting-edge aircraft, failures to align risk perception with reality can have catastrophic consequences. What steps can close the gap to improve safety outcomes. The gap ...