Introduction. The Risky Business of Life  

Chapter 1.  The Evolution of Risk: How Our Ancient Biology Distorts Our Dealings with Sharks, Snakes, and a Changing World

Chapter 2. The Sea of Denial: Why Rising Seas and Heart Disease Are Hard to Stop

Chapter 3. Suckers for a Pretty Face: How Sex and Love Lure Us to Let Down Our Guard

Chapter 4. Why We Botch Rare Risks: The Strange Story of “The Big One,” 9/11, Katrina, and Deepwater Horizon

Chapter 5. The Balancing Act: The Give-and-Take Game of Driving and Financial Collapses

Chapter 6. Losing Control and Gaining Fear: Small Aircraft, Fear of Riding Along, and Conspiracy Theories

Chapter 7. The Story of Vaccines and Autism: Why Stories Rule and Statistics Don’t

Chapter 8. The Thing We Fear More Than Death: How Our Need to Belong Makes Us Vulnerable to Con Men and Fearful of Podiums

Chapter 9. What Do Cave Diving, Naked Skydiving, and Entrepreneurship Have in Common? The Delicate Dance of Risk and Reward

Chapter 10. Living in a Risky World