The Art of Risk
by Kayt Sukel · Kayt Sukel
Science journalist Kayt Sukel surveys neuroscience and psychology research on risk-taking, drawing on interviews with researchers and habitual risk-takers. Readers come away understanding how the brain weighs reward, fear, and uncertainty, and how to make deliberate rather than reckless risky choices.
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