85: Risk, hazard, and threat: the importance of language with Dr. Billings

19/02/2017 18 min Episodio 85
85: Risk, hazard, and threat: the importance of language with Dr. Billings

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Episode Synopsis

Dr Linda Billings talks about the importance of clear communication across the expert/non-expert boundary. She describes the difference between the words "risk", "hazard" and "threat," as applied to near-Earth objects and gives advice to scientists who want to communicate their research accurately.