How scared should we be?
Terrorism, climate change, epidemics and planes falling from the sky. The news today can be pretty terrifying, but how scared should we really be?
Who benefits from our fear and is there more than just global reporting behind it? Has the world become more dangerous or has our perception of the world just changed? Rolling news and social media makes us aware of every threat no matter where in the world.
From Ebola to flying we investigate the deeper reasons behind our modern fears. Speaking with experts in public health, risk and fear to find out why we are all so afraid.
This week The Inquiry asks βHow Scared Should We Be?β
Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Jordan Dunbar
Picture: American Wildfire
Credit: Getty Images
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Why weβre programmed to fear
Duration: 01:18
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- Thu 18 Apr 2019 02:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
- Thu 18 Apr 2019 03:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service UK DAB/Freeview
- Thu 18 Apr 2019 05:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean & South Asia only
- Thu 18 Apr 2019 06:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa & East Asia only
- Thu 18 Apr 2019 13:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia
- Thu 18 Apr 2019 14:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Australasia
- Thu 18 Apr 2019 17:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service South Asia
- Thu 18 Apr 2019 19:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa, South Asia & West and Central Africa
- Sat 20 Apr 2019 16:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service News Internet
- Mon 22 Apr 2019 08:06GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa & East Asia
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