Risk
Why Smart People Have Dumb Accidents - And What We Can Learn From Them
(Sprache: Englisch)
Why is the accident rate no longer declining? A new way of thinking about survival in a world filled with hazards and distractions
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Why is the accident rate no longer declining? A new way of thinking about survival in a world filled with hazards and distractions
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Previously published as Careful!The modern world can be a dangerous place, filled with fast cars, smart phones, drugs and extreme sports. Meanwhile, we humans are as fragile as ever. In fact, after a century of decline in injuries and accidental deaths they are on the rise again. The question is - why?
Steve Casner has devoted his career to studying the psychology of safety, and he knows that there's not a safety warning we won't ignore, or a fool-proof device we can't turn into an implement of disaster.
Based on years of research and understanding of human behavior learnt as a research psychologist, Risk is the definitive user-guide to avoiding everyday calamity. It will help us understand why we behave in such contradictory ways - insisting on fat-free salad dressing but then texting while driving - and explain the psychological traps that can lead us to the scene of an accident. By showing us how and when injuries happen, we learn what we should really be worrying about.
Helping to keep our fingers attached in the kitchen, our children afloat at the pool and teenagers safe behind the wheel, Casner shows us all the ways we can take control of our own safety and get through the day in one piece.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Risk “
- Chapter - 1: Words To Live By
- Chapter - 2: Paying Attention
- Chapter - 3: Making Errors
- Chapter - 4: Taking Risks
- Chapter - 5: Thinking Ahead
- Chapter - 6: Looking Out for One Another
- Chapter - 7: Taking and Giving Advice
- Chapter - 8: Around The House
- Chapter - 9: Around The House
- Chapter - 10: From Here To There
- Chapter - 11: At Work
- Chapter - 12: Fires and Natural Disasters
- Chapter - 13: At the Doctor
- Chapter - 14: Getting Older
- Chapter - 15: Will We Really Be Safer?
- Acknowledgements - i: Acknowledgments
- Section - ii: Notes
- Index - iii: Index
Autoren-Porträt von Steve Casner
Casner, SteveSteve Casner is a research psychologist who studies the accident-prone mind. A NASA scientist by day, Casner also flies jets and helicopters, rides motorcycles and skateboards, and has surprisingly few scratches on him. His advice for staying safe is detailed in his helpful book Careful!. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and daughter.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Steve Casner
- Altersempfehlung: 18 - 99 Jahre
- 2018, Main Market Ed., 336 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: PAN
- ISBN-10: 1509818448
- ISBN-13: 9781509818440
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.06.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
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