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Ventilators were bought for corona virus that it turns out we dont need why are we more scared of what is less likely to kill us the key problem you know society is that we all have learned how to read and write but note how to become risk literate that is to understand the numbers so the numbers that made us feel the numbers of infections of tests and also to understand the kind of thinking about what might lead to ward problems youve talked articulately how to interpret mammogram results cance...

A situation of uncertainty where we can not calculate all risk but where we can know things and also to relax a little bit and do reasonable decisions or it decisions that proof fundamentally and this again in the context of for instance masses of numbers of ventilators were bought for corona virus that it turns out we dont need why are we more scared of what is less likely to kill us the key problem you know society is that we all have learned how to read and write but not to become risk litera...

Skype from berlin is director of the Harding Center of a risk literacy professor good. Thanks so much pride for coming on to as i say were going to all be watching our politicians tell us about the fact that they are following the science how should we interpret what those politicians tell us in the in the context of risk and literacy i think it would be really important that people themselves think about the risks to get into or only with their behavior im also not sure that politicians know wh...

South korea for example seem at least according to reports be getting over the hump the infamous curve while other countries. Not so much right United Nations today declaring quote humanity is facing its greatest challenge since world war 2 meanwhile here in the United States as we report to you just a block from where we sit from where the white house is the new prediction for how Many Americans will die is now at 240000 member 100000 then 200000 now its 240000 but i want you to keep something ...

We go live now to a response briefing with governor andrew cuomo. Stressful, emotional times as we know. Today is a day in the state of new york with very mixed two verybased on different pieces of information we have. I am trying to work through the mixed emotions for myself. I will present the facts. There is good news and what we are seeing. Wet we have done, and what are doing is actually working and making a difference. Actions. Ramatic new York Pause Program closed down schools and busines...

Today is a day in the state of new york with very mixed emotions based on two very different pieces of information we have. I am trying to work through the mixed emotions for myself. I will present the facts and we will go from there. There is good news and what we are seeing. What we have done, and what we are doing is actually working and making a difference. We took dramatic actions in this state. New York Pause Program closed down schools and businesses, social distancing. And it is working....

Declaring quote humanity is facing its greatest challenge since world war 2 meanwhile here in the United States as we report to you just a block from where we sit from where the white house is the new prediction for how Many Americans will die is now at 240000 member 100000 then 200000 now its 240000 but i want you to keep something in mind here you know how many people most of them elderly die annually in the United States on average 2800000. 00 people die every year in the United States most o...

Some good news from some countries not so good news from other countries china and south korea for example seem at least according to reports be getting over the hump the infamous curve while other countries. Not so much right United Nations today declaring quote humanity is facing its greatest challenge since world war 2 meanwhile here in the United States as we report to you just a block from where we sit from where the white house is the new prediction for how Many Americans will die is now a...

10000 People Killed spike covert 19. And were on the streets when a series for the government is bracing for an expected wave of coronavirus cases. Where the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus is becoming clearer with the u. S. Announcing a major rise in the unemployment rates a record 6600000 americans applied for Unemployment Benefits for the 1st time in the past week now thats 3000000 more than the week before 10000000 people in total in the u. S. Alone some benefits back in march...

With the gold price. 20 . It would not seem dollar weakness will be translated into gold strength. That correlation is somewhat weak. Thats where we are at the moment. Getting more reaction to this mls cut taking place by the pboc, the right now 2. 59 percent. It was 3. 15 percent. They cut it in the middle of february to 3. 15 . It is really to prop up the virus hit companies. It should translate into the reduction of the loan prime rate, which is out on the 20th. Lets move to the first word ne...