The face of risk-taking in the United States is male, largely white, and flashy. Think Tom Cruise, who shot to stardom, appropriately enough, with the movie Risky Business, and has been the embodiment ...

It's no secret that people vary in their pandemic risk perceptions. Source: Emily Parrish, used with permission. I’m sure you’ve noticed that people vary in their assessments of pandemic risks. It’s ...

For decades, researchers have assumed that people overestimate the risk of dramatic causes of death, such as road traffic accidents. The reason given for this was that such deaths are the subject of ...

In a recent study published in the Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour journal, researchers explored how individuals perceive the risks associated with driving while under ...

It is the changed perception of risk, rather than risk tolerance that altered investor behaviour following the global financial crisis (GFC), according to Paul Resnik, the co-founder of the risk ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. This winter, a worrying trend emerged: although COVID-19 cases ...

Even when—objectively speaking—death is on the line, partisan bias still colors beliefs about facts. We use data on internet searches as well as proprietary data on county-level average daily travel ...

The Simplify Volatility Premium ETF has seen its total assets under management triple this year to over $300M as investors clamor over ultra-high yield funds. SVOL is a short volatility fund that acts ...