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