Polar Bear Strategy: Reflections on Risk
1999-06-12T10:26:19-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzViXC8xOTk5MDYxMjEwMzE0MzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==John Ross talked about his book The Polar Bear Strategy: Reflections on Risk in Modern Life, published by Perseus Books. In the book, Ross argues that the science of risk assessment has given us powerful tools for coping in a complex world, if we could only learn how to understand them. Scenes of a book signing were also shown.
John Ross talked about his book The Polar Bear Strategy: Reflections on Risk in Modern Life, published by Perseus Books. In the book, Ross a… read more
John Ross talked about his book The Polar Bear Strategy: Reflections on Risk in Modern Life, published by Perseus Books. In the book, Ross argues that the science of risk assessment has given us powerful tools for coping in a complex world, if we could only learn how to understand them. Scenes of a book signing were also shown. close
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