Panicology
Subtitle: what's there to be afraid of?
By: Simon Briscoe and Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Contributors: Aldersey-Williams, Hugh
Publisher: Skyhorse Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781616080488
Subjects: Modern Civilization; Psychological aspects; Mass media; Fear; Social aspects; Sociology of Knowledge; Psychology; Statistical methods; Skepticism; Fraud
Description: "Combines statistics from news sources and government reports with their own analysis to take a rational look at many of today's fears."--USA Today. Are you worried that a life of poverty awaits you in old age? Anxious that our planet is under threat from climate change? You're not alone. But should you really be worried? This revealing book strips away the hysteria that surrounds over forty of today's most common scare stories, from overpopulation and murder rates to fish shortages and obesity levels.
Notes: Originally published: London ; New York : Viking, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-290).