Professor Risk

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Are bacon sandwiches really that dangerous and is it wise to drive when you love cycling?

In our daily lives should we play it safe or throw caution to the wind, asks David Spiegelhalter, Professor of Public Understanding of Risk at Cambridge University. His role involves communicating the complexities of risk to the general public, including the use of statistics to face up to life’s major risks.