H5N1

A very short note arguing that people often worry too much about tail risk.

Published 2013-12-11 1 min read 12 words 2 topics

Before you set out 3/5 Navigation SeverityCartographic IncidentThe route is real, but the signage gets weird enough to deserve a field note.

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Most of the time, we worry far too much about tail risk. We worry about terrorist attacks and necrotizing fasciitis, but not much about heart disease or car crashes. But in 2011, 17 US citizens worldwide died as a result

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