The Plague of Models: How Computer Modeling Corrupted Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulations

Sometimes, reading the news, it seems we are drowning in a sea of risks. Every day, dozens of news articles proclaim some activity, some exposure, some change in the environment exposes us to new and terrifying risks. And every day, governments in developed countries pop out regulations to ensure that we make those changes in behavior to address those supposed risks, whether we want to or not.

You probably think such claims, and regulation of risk are backed up by something resembling actu...