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The provided passages do not offer specific details about the evidence the author presents. They describe the book "The Science of Fear" by Daniel Gardner, highlighting its focus on the new brain science of risk and how irrational fears arise from miscalculations based on our hunter-gatherer brains [1]. The description mentions that Gardner, with the cooperation of experts like Paul Slovic, reveals how "gut" reactions lead us astray [1]. The passages also include positive reviews of the book, noting its analysis of media's tendency towards irrational scare stories and politicians' use of fear, as well as its weaving of academic research and everyday experience [1, 2].
However, the passages do not elaborate on the specific types of evidence, studies, or examples Gardner uses to support his arguments within "The Science of Fear."
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From the book
Title: The Science of Fear by Daniel Gardner Description: “An invaluable resource for anyone who aspires to think clearly” (The Guardian) from the New York Times bestselling author of Superforecasting and Future Babble From terror attacks to collapsing economies, from painkiller epidemics to mass gun violence and poisonous toys from China, our list of fears seems to be exploding. Yet we are the safest and healthiest humans in history. Why are we so worried? The Science of Fear is an introduction to the new brain science of risk, dissecting the fears that misguide and manipulate us every day.…
llent... Analyzes everything from the media’s predilection for irrational scare stories to the cynical use of fear by politicians… [A] cheery corrective to modern paranoia.”—The Economist “An entertaining, often jolting account of why trivial risks terrify us, even as we engage in wildly dangerous activities with hardly a qualm.”—Kirkus (starred review) “Elegantly weaves academic research and everyday experience, exposing the secrets of emotion and reason, and the essential roles they play on our lives. An excellent book.”—Dan Ariely, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably…