David Ropeik

David Ropeik is an instructor at Harvard University, consultant in risk perception and risk management, and author of How Risky Is it, Really? Why Our Fears Don’t Always Match the Facts. ...

The Tribal Roots of Team Spirit

Sports are only less violent surrogates of precisely the same human need, to belong to a tribe that's doing well because as the tribe's chances go, so go yours. Think about the trappings of...