Are You Actually Afraid of Sharks?Why news headlines distort our perception of danger

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The Logic Glitch

Discover how a media-manufactured crisis revealed a fundamental glitch in how humans calculate risk. In 2001, the "Summer of the Shark" dominated headlines, convincing the public that waters were deadlier than ever despite statistics showing a decrease in attacks. This episode unpacks the Availability Heuristic to explain why vivid, terrifying stories hijack our logic and make us fear the wrong things.