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sounds_sound · 4759 days ago · link · · parent · post: Cory Doctorow: The odds are stacked against us
Growing up, I hated that my parents decision to live out in the middle of nowhere was based our perceived safety. I always thought of it as a 'white people scared of the city' kind of attitude that was mostly unfounded. They never considered that driving 40 minutes to get anywhere was exponentially more dangerous. Now they live in Atlanta and literally drive the 50 meters to their neighbors house - clearly, they still don't get it :)
If you have an hour or so, do yourself a favor and listen to the Radiolab on Stochasticity: http://www.radiolab.org/2009/jun/15/ and if you tear through that, the one called Numbers will blow your mind.