Simon Briscoe

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  www.reformer.com/health/ci_12435641 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/29/2009    Last Visited: 5/29/2009  

  "The fact is that we love to be scared," argue two British statisticians, Simon Briscoe and Hugh Aldersey-Williams, in "Panicology," published in the United States this year by Skyhorse Publishing.
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  "But there are serious emotional, social and economic costs to panic," Briscoe, a London-based economist for The Financial Times, said in an interview.
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  Perhaps public health messages would have a greater effect if they truly scared people, Briscoe said, noting that millions of people continue to smoke even though it will contribute to the deaths of half of them.

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  Published on: 5/18/2009    Last Visited: 5/19/2009  

  "We were sitting around ranting about the latest scare over a beer," Simon Briscoe says during a telephone interview from
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  "I'm not advocating that we lead reckless lives," Briscoe says. "Hand-washing is a good idea at any time, and I wish people would put their hands over their nose when they sneeze or cough when I'm on an airplane or bus. But let's not cancel our travel plans unnecessarily or frighten our children."
  
  Briscoe and fellow Brit Hugh Aldersey-Williams combine statistics from news sources and government reports with their own analysis to take a rational look at many of today's fears, including those regarding frightening viruses such as H1N1.
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  Briscoe is a statistician for The Financial Times.
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  is a safer place than it's ever been," Briscoe says. "We're living longer on average than we ever have before. All we need to do is try to stack the odds a little bit in our favor, do look left and right before you cross the road because that's a good thing to do, but don't worry about traffic so much that you never go anywhere."
  
  If panic does strike, understand that it can force anyone - even the levelheaded - to their knees at times.
  
  Briscoe says that even though the authors gave sudden infant death syndrome a relative low-level risk of 2, "that never stopped me from looking in on my children.

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  Published on: 6/6/2009    Last Visited: 6/6/2009  

  And even though statistically we’re safer than at any time in human history, we can’t stop worrying.So say Simon Briscoe and Hugh Aldersey-Williams, authors of the new book “Panicology” ($24.95, Skyhorse Publishing).
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  That’s the thrust of “Panicology,” which takes a dispassionate look at the hype behind some of the recent scare stories.Who’s to blame?The authors point at the increasingly competitive and sensational world of media.“Resources are tighter, we’ve got the Internet and 24-hour rolling news,” said Briscoe, a journalist with the Financial Times of London who specializes in statistics and economics. “This puts a lot of extra pressure on journalists.
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  So say Simon Briscoe and Hugh Aldersey-Williams, authors of the new book "Panicology" ($24.95, Skyhorse Publishing).
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  "Resources are tighter, we've got the Internet and 24-hour rolling news," said Briscoe, a journalist with the Financial Times of London who specializes in statistics and economics.

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  Published on: 9/7/2003    Last Visited: 9/7/2003  

  By Simon Briscoe and Ed Crooks

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  www.augustagazette.com/opinions/columnists/x702304692/G - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/21/2009    Last Visited: 6/16/2009  

  Jane Brody from the New York Times interviewed Simon Briscoe, who co-authored the book "Panicology," this week.
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  "But there are serious emotional, social and economic costs to panic," Briscoe, a London-based economist for The Financial Times, told her.

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  www.timesargus.com/article/20090524/FEATURES07/90524030 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/24/2009    Last Visited: 5/25/2009  

  "The fact is that we love to be scared," argue two British statisticians, Simon Briscoe and Hugh Aldersey-Williams, in "Panicology.
  ...
  "But there are serious emotional, social and economic costs to panic," Briscoe, a London-based economist for The Financial Times, said in an interview.
  ...
  Perhaps public health messages would have a greater effect if they truly scared people, Briscoe said, noting that millions of people continue to smoke even though it will contribute to the deaths of half of them.

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  www.marinecorpstimes.com/entertainment/books/gan_panico - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/19/2009    Last Visited: 6/1/2009  

  "We were sitting around ranting about the latest scare over a beer," Simon Briscoe says during a telephone interview from London.
  ...
  "I'm not advocating that we lead reckless lives," Briscoe says. "Hand-washing is a good idea at any time, and I wish people would put their hands over their nose when they sneeze or cough when I'm on an airplane or bus. But let's not cancel our travel plans unnecessarily or frighten our children."
  
  Briscoe and fellow Brit Hugh Aldersey-Williams combine statistics from news sources and government reports with their own analysis to take a rational look at many of today's fears, including those regarding frightening viruses such as H1N1.
  ...
  Briscoe is a statistician for The Financial Times.
  ...
  "The world is a safer place than it's ever been," Briscoe says. "We're living longer on average than we ever have before. All we need to do is try to stack the odds a little bit in our favor, do look left and right before you cross the road because that's a good thing to do, but don't worry about traffic so much that you never go anywhere."
  
  If panic does strike, understand that it can force anyone - even the levelheaded - to their knees at times.
  
  Briscoe says that even though the authors gave sudden infant death syndrome a relative low-level risk of 2, "that never stopped me from looking in on my children.

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  Published on: 5/1/2009    Last Visited: 10/31/2009  

  "The fact is that we love to be scared," argue two British statisticians, Simon Briscoe and Hugh Aldersey-Williams, in "Panicology," published in the United States this year by Skyhorse Publishing.
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  "But there are serious emotional, social and economic costs to panic," Mr. Briscoe, a London-based economist for The Financial Times, said in an interview.

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  www.indianexpress.com/news/the-slippery-slope-from-fear - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 5/23/2009  

  "The fact is that we love to be scared," argue two British statisticians, Simon Briscoe and Hugh Aldersey-Williams, in Panicology, published in the United States this year by Skyhorse Publishing.
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  "But there are serious emotional, social and economic costs to panic," said Briscoe, a London-based economist for The Financial Times.

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  www.epsusa.org/publications/printable/feb09-printable.h - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2009    Last Visited: 3/13/2009  

  A More Humane Way to Measure Progress, by Simon Briscoe writing in the Financial Times.

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