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Life. Life is a risky business. Whether we're climbing a ladder or failing to use sunscreen at the beach,

we take risks all day long. But even though just about anything we do entails risk,

we only occasionally think of our behavior in such terms.

And as the great freak out over the Chinese spy balloon showed, emotions often trump facts when we assess danger. It will be in the end our feelings about the facts, not the facts alone,

that lead to how scared we are. Do you hesitate to get on a plane if there's been a crash in the past week?

You take into account that, you know, from a statistical point of view, driving to the airport

is far riskier than getting on a plane once you're there.

In short, what factors influence how accurately you assess risk?

This is Big Picture Science, and I'm Seth Shostak.

I'm Molly Bentley in this episode, an extended conversation with a psychologist who specializes

in how our perception of risk guides our decision-making. This episode of our regular look at

critical thinking is Skeic check feeling risky.

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