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Weighing up risks is something we have to do every day.

This article tells the stories of risk practitioners who use mathematics as a tool to think 'beyond the numbers', and help their communities navigate risk information.

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Meet Inilek Wilmot, marine biologist at Jamaica’s Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary, a protected breeding ground conserving endangered species and boosting local fishing stocks. He spoke to us about communicating risk and gaining community support. Read more: bit.ly/4aSaKLU

Over the past week, we asked what ‘common’ & ‘rare’ mean. People overestimated both: actual risks are 2.4% & 0.04%. Words can mislead risk perception; numbers help. Study: bit.ly/3QID8bd More: bit.ly/4sGGPeN

Meet risk practitioner Amy Peden, an injury prevention lecturer and researcher at UNSW Sydney. She works to make drowning prevention messages clear and practical, and calls for better access to safety info in rural areas.

Discover her perspective 👉 bit.ly/4t6AA5c