Psychology

Tversky and Kahneman, in “The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice”, “describe decision problems in which people systematically violate the requirements of consistency and coherence, and […] trace these violations to the psychological principles that govern the perception of decision problems and the evaluation of options.” They start

"There is a possibility of a terrorist attack." When officials make such statements, most people interpret them as meaning "There is a high probability of a terrorist attack." This interpretation is fundamentally wrong, yet it shapes how we think about risk, make decisions, and respond to

Communication comes from the Latin word communicare, which means “to make common.” We communicate not only to transfer information, but also to establish and reaffirm identities, mores, and meanings. The two major localities of communication are the consumption of mass media and everyday conversation. While both inform how we view