Trust Me, I'm Your Software
All very complex computer programs will, at some time, fail. How often? No one knows; the programs are too complex to test. So where should we use them? How about in planes, nuclear power plants, weaponry...
by Evan I. Schwartz
A Fistful of Risks
Don't make another move until you've checked it against our compendium of life's potential mishaps.
Beyond the Lab Rat
By examining humans at the molecular level, researchers hope to pin down cancer's true causes.
The Air of Ostrava
The EPA ran the gauntlent in a land of many risks: the pollution-rich Czech Republic.
The Mathematics of Making Up Your Mind
Statisticians are figuring out the equations that underlie subjective decisions.
Gunslinging in America
Does a gun make you safer or increase your likelihood of violent death?
After the Crash
Despite seat belts and air bags and the other safety devices now in our cars, driving is still the riskiest thing we do every day. To make it safer, researchers are going beyond the behavior of crash dummies and back to the scene of the accident.