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Here we present you interesting articles from a wide range of topics which help to better understand risks and uncertainties of everyday life.
We are constantly updating and extending this selection.
published in ScienceNews, 17 November 2012
 Complex prediction models may have blinded financial institutions to looming meltdown.
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published in Tagesspiegel, 26 October 2012
 Risk researcher Gerd Gigerenzer on earthquakes, hospital germs and people's fear of their intuition.
(c) Tagesspiegel.de
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published on SPIEGEL-Online, 15 July 2012
 Since many doctors are not able to properly interpret statistics, Berlin scientists are demanding a better education of physicians. The real problem is the lack of expertise in advising patients because false information can have dramatic consequences.
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published on SPIEGEL-Online, 23 May 2012
 In the United States, a recommendation against prostate screening caused an outcry, even though the benefit of these screenings was called into question through objective data.
Spiegel Online reports on a study by Wolfgang Gaissmaier, which investigates why people are often more convinced by personal anecdotes than by statistical facts.
(c) Spiegel.de
>> the article on spiegel.de (German)
>> the paper on "Psychological Science"
>> more information in our facts box
Also internationally there is a huge media response:
>> article on commonhealth.wbur.org
>> another article on commonhealth.wbur.org
>> interview on npr.com
>> article on npr.com
>> article on TIME.com
>> article on sciencedaily.com
>> article on psychologicalscience.org
published on SPIEGEL-Online, 22 May 2012
 Some gynecologists promote a pelvic ultrasound sonogram as a worthwhile investment in ovarian cancer prevention. However, women have to pay for this service out of their own pockets and experts are skeptical about the examination. The consumer protection agency in North-Rhine Westphalia recently admonished doctors who promote it all too aggressively.
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>> the article on spiegel.de (German)
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