Risk savvy (Penguin Books)

A fascinating, practical guide to making better decisions with our money, health and personal lives from Gerd Gigerenzer, the author of Reckoning with Risk. In Risk Savvy, Gerd Gigerenzer examines the many psychological, societal, and mathematical factors that contribute to our collective misunderstanding of the world around us and shows how we can overcome them. With a touch of humour and a range of fascinating examples, Gigerenzer helps us recognize when we don't have all the information, shows us how to ask the right questions and encourages us to take better control of decision making.'Gigerenzer is brilliant and his topic is fabulous' Steven Pinker'Catchily optimistic and slyly funny' GuardianGerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and former Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books on heuristics and decision making, including Reckoning with Risk.