Risk and safety analyses

Our daily lives are full of dangers, from driving our cars to cholesterol in our food. But how good are we really at assessing these risks? And when do we feel safe making these decisions? It appears our emotions are back in the picture when we make these judgments, surprise!  Take for example, parents : a social group that takes danger very seriously but often worries about the wrong things. A…

Oversight of cost-benefit analysis Where did my money go? This is the question that a lot of people who gave money for a certain kind of aid initiative asked and ask themselves.  International aid initiatives had built up a reputation of being corrupt in a lot of ways. People were wondering if their money ever made it to the goal that was originally set. To clear things up the International Aid…

Each country has its own laws and regulates itself how about the law for the internet? The internet is a borderless interface which connects to the world. What if there is an international crime in several countries? How can they judge this crime? Let me ask you this question. Do you actually know the role of cyber security? Maybe you would answer in order to protect from cyber terrorism. What is…

The Macondo blowout caused the explosion that killed 11 people and injured many others who were working on the BP platform Deepwater Horizon in 2010. Also a huge oil spill was caused by this disaster. Was this disaster unpreventable or have their been risk management failures? A blowout is the phenomenon that the fluid pressure within the reservoir exceeds the fluid pressure of the drilling mud.