Foolproof
By
Greg Ip
Read by
Jeremy Arthur
Release:
10/13/2015
Release:
10/13/2015
Runtime:
8h 44m
Runtime:
8h 44m
Unabridged
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“Illuminating and entertaining, this book will change the way you think about the world of risk.”
Liaquat Ahamed, Pulitzer Prize–winning author
How the very things we create to protect ourselves, like money market funds or anti-lock brakes, end up being the biggest threats to our safety and wellbeing.
We have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster — yet we keep having car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the success we have at making life safer enables us to take bigger risks. As our cities, transport systems, and financial markets become more interconnected and complex, so does the potential for catastrophe.
How do we stay safe? Should we? What if our attempts are exposing us even more to the very risks we are avoiding? Would acceptance of danger make us more secure? Is there such a thing as foolproof?
In Foolproof, Greg Ip presents a macro theory of human nature and disaster that explains how we can keep ourselves safe in our increasingly dangerous world.
We have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster — yet we keep having car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the success we have at making life safer enables us to take bigger risks. As our cities, transport systems, and financial markets become more interconnected and complex, so does the potential for catastrophe.
How do we stay safe? Should we? What if our attempts are exposing us even more to the very risks we are avoiding? Would acceptance of danger make us more secure? Is there such a thing as foolproof?
In Foolproof, Greg Ip presents a macro theory of human nature and disaster that explains how we can keep ourselves safe in our increasingly dangerous world.
Release:
2015-10-13
2015-10-13
Runtime:
Runtime:
8h 44m
8h 44m
Format:
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.7 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781478960119
9781478936688
Publisher:
Hachette Book Group
Hachette Book Group
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