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1. The Dangers of Safety

Freakonomics Radio

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The Palsman Effect Is a Deviant, Over the Top Example

Quinton: I do not believe that there ever has been convincing evidence of a single palsman effect. He says we spend way too much time being scared of things like shark attacks and terrorist attacks, which are astronomically unlikely. Quinton: If you think about it, risk is becoming a luxury good, kind of like glen beck's death proof car.

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