Background
Fischhoff, Baruch was born on April 21, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Henry and Shirley (Levine) Fischhoff.
(The common denominator of a growing number of hard decisi...)
The common denominator of a growing number of hard decisions facing modern societies is the need to determine 'how safe is safe enough?'. The authors begin by defining acceptable-risk problems and analysing why they are so difficult to resolve, considering such issues as uncertainty about their definition, lack of relevant facts, conflicting and conflicted social values, and disagreements between technical experts and the lay public. Drawing on their own experience in risk management as well as the relevant research literatures, they identify and characterise the variety of methods that have been proposed for resolving acceptable-risk problems. They subject these methods to a rigorous critique in terms of philosophical presuppositions, technical feasibility, political acceptability, and validity of underlying assumptions about human behaviour. The authors construct a framework for deciding how to make decisions about risks, and offer recommendations for research, public policy, and practice. Although their principal focus is on technological hazards, their analysis applies to many risks, such as those from new medical treatments or innovative programmes in criminal justice. The necessity of balancing risks and benefits impinges on most people's lives, and a broad audience will find this book thought-provoking and useful.
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Fischhoff, Baruch was born on April 21, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Henry and Shirley (Levine) Fischhoff.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Wayne State University, 1967; Master of Arts in Psychology, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1975.
Research associate, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, 1974-1976;
research associate, Decision Research, Eugene, 1976-1985;
research associate, Applied Psychology Unit Medical Research Council, Cambridge, England, 1981-1982;
research associate, Eugene Research Institute, 1985-1987;
professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1987;
University professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1998. Visiting professor U. Stockholm, 1982-1983. Member panels National Research Council.
Consultant in field.
(The common denominator of a growing number of hard decisi...)
Member Eugene Commision on Rights of Women, 1975-1981. President Eugene Human Rights Council, 1979-1981. Fellow APA (Distinguished Science award 1981, psychology in Public Interest award 1991), Society for Risk Analysis (Distinguished Achievement award 1991), Society Judgment and Decision-Making (member county 1988-1991, president 1990-1991), Institute Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Andrea Marks, December 22, 1968. Children: Maya, Ilya, Noam.