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Contemporary humankind has developed an obsession with risk and safety but how well do we work it out? According to Boston social scientist, Peter Sandman, Risk = Hazard + Outrage. The program looks at three areas of risk: smoking, radiation and chemical sprays. Smoking is an example of high hazard,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kelly, Karina (Director, Narrator, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Sydney, New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 2013.
Series:Quantum
VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Pesticides > Environmental aspects.
Pollution > Risk assessment.
Risk assessment > Australia.
Pollution > Évaluation du risque.
Évaluation du risque > Australie.
Pesticides > Environmental aspects
Pollution > Risk assessment
Risk assessment
Australia
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Summary:Contemporary humankind has developed an obsession with risk and safety but how well do we work it out? According to Boston social scientist, Peter Sandman, Risk = Hazard + Outrage. The program looks at three areas of risk: smoking, radiation and chemical sprays. Smoking is an example of high hazard, low outrage while radiation poses far less risk than smoking, but because it's imposed on us, we feel more outrage about it.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.).
Playing Time:00:29:05