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...There are two systems for analyzing risk: an automatic, intuitive system and a more thoughtful analysis," says Paul Slovic, professor of psychology at the University of Oregon. "Our perception of risk lives largely in our feelings, so most of the time we're operating on system...
These two impulses--to engage danger or run from it--are constantly at war and have left us with a well-tuned ability to evaluate the costs and payoffs of short-term risk, say Slovic and others. That, however, is not the kind we tend to face in contemporary society, where threats don't necessarily spring from behind a bush. They're much more likely to come to us in the form of rumors or news broadcasts or an escalation of the federal terrorism-threat level from orange to red. It's when the risk and the consequences...
...playing at No. 2—knotted doubles at one game apiece after defeating Washington’s Christoph Palmanshofer and Peter Scharler, 8-6. Harvard co-captain David Lingman and junior Jonathan Chu, ranked No. 32 in the country, took on highly-rated Husky pair No. 11 Alex Slovic and Alex Vlaski with the final doubles match—and the first point—on the line...
Lingman and Chu were down 4-6 in the match before rallying to force an 8-8 tiebreaker against the Washington team. In the tiebreaker, Lingman and Chu made quick work of Slovic and Vlaski—both of whom are ranked in the top 100 in the nation individually—7-3. Vlaski is ranked No. 2 nationwide...
Both freshman Jack Li, who had keyed Harvard’s victory over Kentucky the day before, and Chu, fresh off doubles success, lost in straight sets to Washington’s Scott Felsenthal and Slovic, respectively...