Lunch Hour Lectures 20 Oct 2016 - Shake, rattle and roll: communicating lethal risks

Speaker information: Dr Carina Fearnley (UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences) The 2009 L’Aquila earthquake sent a ‘shockwave’ through the research community, causing scientists to become increasingly concerned about what risk advice they communicate prior to a crisis. How do scientists make sense of data and share hazard information? Join Dr Carina Fearnley to explore how we can be savvier when it comes to fatal uncertainty.