Why Our Fear Of Flying Is Immune To Statistics

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English - May 04, 2018 09:00 - 10 minutes - 9.24 MB - ★★★★★ - 310 ratings
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Despite a recent death in an accident on a Southwest flight, it’s still safer to fly than drive. So why do we still get sweaty palms before takeoff? Eugenia Cheng, a mathematician at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, explains the math behind our fears… and how we might be able to overcome them.