Humans' Response To Risk Can Be Unnecessarily Dangerous

Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 11:35 in Biology & Nature

The traffic light ahead of you is turning yellow. Do you gun the engine and speed through the intersection, trusting that others will wait for their green, or do you slow down and wait your turn? Researchers contend that our ancient instincts don't meet the decision-making needs of a modern world.

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